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Nine dead in Papua New Guinea floods 14 Jan 2019 - 11:13 am
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Cargo plane with nine people onboard crashes at Iran's Fath airport - Fars 14 Jan 2019 - 09:30 am
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Fugitive Italian ex-militant Battisti extradited from Bolivia 14 Jan 2019 - 08:52 am
A picture handout by the Italian Interior Ministry clicked and released by the Polizia di Stato on January 13, 2019, shows former far-left Italian militant Cesare Battisti sitting aboard a plane chartered by the Italian government, prior to taking off fro
Travelers fume in long lines at Miami International in govt shutdown 14 Jan 2019 - 08:47 am
Passengers flying from Miami International Airport wait in line to enter the checkpoint at Concourse F, where some of the flights of a closed terminal were diverted, in Miami, Florida, on January 13, 2019. AFP / Leila MACOR
Second black box from Lion Air crash found: Indonesian officials 14 Jan 2019 - 08:46 am
This handout picture taken on January 14, 2019 and released by the Indonesian Navy TNI-AL shows an Indonesian Navy diver with the second
India temple trailblazers braving threats and family anger 14 Jan 2019 - 07:58 am
In this photo taken on January 11, 2019, Bindu Ammini (R) and Kanakadurga (L), the two Indian women who entered the Sabarimala Ayyapa temple, pose for photographs during an interview with the media in Kochi in the southern state of Kerala. / AFP / STR /
Border plan sparks fear in Kosovo's Serb enclaves 13 Jan 2019 - 10:02 pm
A man walks next to the portrait of the Serbian President displayed at the office of a Serbian political party in the town of Gracanica near Pristina, on December 29, 2018. AFP / Armend Nimani
Wall Street Journal: White House asked for options to strike Iran 13 Jan 2019 - 08:33 pm
The Pentagon complied with the request, but it is not known whether the options for an Iran strike were also provided to the White House or if President Donald Trump knew about it.
Reluctant reformer Tsipras keen to make Balkans history with Macedonia deal 13 Jan 2019 - 08:33 pm
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during the European Union summit to discuss the ongoing refugee in Brussels on March 17, 2016. AFP/ John Thys
Man who killed officer said he was hit by ultrasonic waves 13 Jan 2019 - 07:57 pm
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: A police car behind police tape blocking a street leading to the Jacksonville Landing area in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, August 26, 2018, where 2 killed and 11 others wounded. (AFP/ Gianrigo Marletta)
Iraq says it supports Syria's return to Arab League 13 Jan 2019 - 07:45 pm
FILE PHOTO : Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Alhakim .
Pompeo hopes for imminent end to US govt shutdown 13 Jan 2019 - 07:23 pm
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo takes part in the swearing-in ceremony for the first female director Central Intelligence Agency Gina Haspel at Langley, May 21, 2018. Reuters / Kevin Lamarque
3 Killed and another lost due to snowstorms in Austria 13 Jan 2019 - 07:10 pm
Firefighters walk at the valley station of the Hochkar cable car at 1380 m altitude on January 13, 2019 in Hochkar.  / ALEX HALADA / AFP
UN experts urge Pakistan not to execute mentally ill prisoner 13 Jan 2019 - 06:49 pm
The execution of Khizar Hayat, sentenced to death in 2003 for killing a colleague, was suspended by Pakistan's Supreme Court on Saturday, his legal team said, just three days before the 55-year-old was due to be hanged. (Reuters file photo)
Iran says it is taking initial steps to design reactor fuel 13 Jan 2019 - 06:21 pm
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Damascus seeks "intensified" talks with Kurds -official 13 Jan 2019 - 04:45 pm
A Syrian soldier flashes the victory gestures as he sits with comrades atop a tank being transported near the northern town of Manbij, on January 12, 2019.  AFP / George OURFALIAN
Protesters in Thailand rally anew against risk of election delay 13 Jan 2019 - 03:47 pm
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Trump rejects report that he hid details of Putin meetings 13 Jan 2019 - 03:14 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting on border security in the Cabinet Room of the White House January 11, 2019 in Washington, DC. / AFP / Brendan Smialowski