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Mobs kill four after Tanzanian girl is murdered 03 Feb 2019 - 07:40 pm
The body of Rachael Malekela was discovered on Friday, making her the latest victim in a spate of apparent ritualistic murders that has claimed about a dozen children in Tanzania's southern Njombe district since the start of the year.  (Representative ima
Central African Republic peace deal to be signed Tuesday: Sudan 03 Feb 2019 - 07:40 pm
A former ex-Seleka child soldier waits to be released in Bambari, Central African Republic, May 14, 2015. Reuters/Emmanuel Braun/File Photo
One dead, three missing in Montenegro boating accident 03 Feb 2019 - 07:40 pm
Fortress Grmožur in Lake Skadar, Montenegro (Photo courtesy: Darij & Ana/CC BY 2.0/Wikipedia)
Virginia governor says he wasn't in racist photo, won't resign 03 Feb 2019 - 06:18 pm
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam speaks with reporters at a press conference at the Governor's mansion on February 2, 2019 in Richmond, Virginia.  Alex Edelman/Getty Images/AFP
Egypt MPs table law amendment to extend Sisi rule 03 Feb 2019 - 06:18 pm
A man gestures as he rides a motorized vehicle showing a poster of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, March 27, 2018. Reuters/Ammar Awad
Venezuela's Maduro outlines US plot to exploit resources 03 Feb 2019 - 06:17 pm
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro offers a press conference in Caracas on January 25, 2019. AFP/ Yuri Cortez
Assassination of Iraqi writer provokes indignation 03 Feb 2019 - 06:17 pm
The city's police force said several fatal shots were fired at Alaa Mashzoub in front of his home on Saturday. (YouTube grab)
Duterte appears on Facebook live to dispel rumors that he's dead 03 Feb 2019 - 05:29 pm
FILE PHOTO: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte greets people before a meeting with the Filipino Community at a hotel in Phnom Penh, December 13, 2016. Reuters/Samrang Pring
Israel's Netanyahu takes aim at media in webcast 03 Feb 2019 - 05:29 pm
TV screen shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivering a speech on May 8, 2018. AFP/Thomas Coex
Venezuela crisis resonates loudly in battleground Florida 03 Feb 2019 - 05:29 pm
A man salutes as a motorcade with US President Donald Trump travels from Mar-a-Lago to the Trump International Golf Club February 3, 2019 in West Palm Beach, Florida. AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Iran sentences 13 protesters to jail 03 Feb 2019 - 05:29 pm
People protest over high cost of living in Tehran, Iran, on December 30, 2017. (Anadolu Agency)
Duterte impersonator sparks frenzy at Hong Kong church 03 Feb 2019 - 05:08 pm
A Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte impersonator (C), who goes by the name Cresencio Extreme, and a North Korean leader Kim Jong Un impersonator (2nd L), who goes by the name Howard X, attend a church service in the Central district of Hong Kong on Feb
Third suspect arrested in Belgium shooting 03 Feb 2019 - 04:49 pm
Police and forensic personnel gather at the site of a shooting at The Brederodestraat in Antwerp on February 2, 2019, as they investigate after a shooting at a Turkish cafe. AFP / Belga / NICOLAS MAETERLINCK
India's prime minister visits Kashmir amid protest strike 03 Feb 2019 - 03:44 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) waves during a public meeting at Thakurnagar area, some 75 km northeast of Kolkata, in the Indian state of West Bengal on February 2, 2019. / AFP
Iraqi novelist gunned down in Kerbala 03 Feb 2019 - 03:25 pm
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Bus crash south of Moscow kills 7, injures 32 others 03 Feb 2019 - 02:34 pm
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UK trade minister says EU "irresponsible" to refuse to reopen Brexit deal 03 Feb 2019 - 01:03 pm
Britain's Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox delivers a speech in central London, Britain February 1, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay
Iran warns Europe not to force 'strategic leap' on missile range 03 Feb 2019 - 12:55 pm
Iran's Defence Minister Amir Hatami speaks during the unveiling ceremony at an exhibition in Tehran, Iran, Faberuary 2, 2019. Tasnim News Agency/Handout via REUTERS