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Paris police: Several injured in bakery gas explosion 12 Jan 2019 - 11:57 am
Firefighters evacuate an injured person on a stretcher after the explosion of a bakery on the corner of the streets Saint-Cecile and Rue de Trevise in central Paris on January 12, 2019. AFP / Thomas Samson
Train crash on test run on Istanbul suburban route injures 2 12 Jan 2019 - 10:47 am
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US begins withdrawing gear from Syria, but not troops 12 Jan 2019 - 10:17 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on December 30, 2018 a convoy of US military vehicles rides in Syria's northern city of Manbij. AFP / Delil SOULEIMAN
60,000 Syrians struggle to survive in Lebanon’s east 12 Jan 2019 - 02:18 am
A view of snow-covered refugee camp in Arsal, Lebanon on January 10, 2019. (Jihad Muhammad Behlok/Anadolu Agency)
Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian woman during Gaza border protest 12 Jan 2019 - 02:18 am
Palestinian medics raise up their hands as they try to evacuate a wounded demonstrator during protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence, in the southern Gaza Strip, yesterday.
Iran says US hit by 'hysteria' since dropping nuclear deal; Zarif calls Poland summit a "desperate circus" 11 Jan 2019 - 08:13 pm
Mohammad Javad Zarif
Protest erupts in Venezuela's capital after Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration 11 Jan 2019 - 08:13 pm
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is sworn in by Venezuela's Supreme Court President Maikel Moreno, during the ceremonial swearing-in for his second presidential term, at the Supreme Court in Caracas, Venezuela January 10, 2019. Reuters/Carlos Garcia R
Macedonian lawmakers set to vote to change country's name 11 Jan 2019 - 08:12 pm
Supporters of the movement boycotting the deal with neighbouring Greece to change the country's name to the Republic of North Macedonia protest in front of the parliament building during parliamentary debates on constitutional amendments related to the na
France bracing for bigger, more violent 'yellow vests' demos 11 Jan 2019 - 07:00 pm
Paris police chief Michel Delpuech said he expected demonstrators in Paris to outnumber the estimated 3,500 that attempted to march on the National Assembly last week, and predicted they would be
Trump closer to declaring emergency; 800,000 won't get paid 11 Jan 2019 - 06:37 pm
People watch as the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island ferry transports passengers in New York in this file photo taken on January 5, 2019, as the US government shutdown enters its third week, but New York funds are keeping the Ellis Island and Liberty Pa
Trump promises changes to H1-B visas, including potential citizenship 11 Jan 2019 - 06:37 pm
Union workers demonstrate in front of the White House against the government shutdown on January 10, 2019, in Washington, DC.  AFP / Nicholas Kamm
Jayme Closs, the Wisconsin girl missing since parents' October deaths found 11 Jan 2019 - 06:29 pm
This file photo of an undated image released by the Barron County Sheriff's Department in Wisconsin on October 15, 2018 shows missing 13-year-old Jayme Closs.  AFP/ Barron County Sheriff's Department
US-led coalition says Syria withdrawal has begun 11 Jan 2019 - 02:03 pm
In this file photo taken on December 30, 2018 a convoy of US military vehicles rides in Syria's northern city of Manbij. (AFP / Delil SOULEIMAN)
Trump threatens to declare national emergency over border wall fight 11 Jan 2019 - 12:31 pm
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Sudan organisers urge nationwide protests next week 11 Jan 2019 - 11:46 am
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US shutdown stokes air safety fears 11 Jan 2019 - 10:52 am
The normally busy Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center adjoining Woodrow Wilson Plaza is mostly quiet as the partial federal government shutdown continues January 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP
Myanmar court rejects appeal by jailed Reuters reporters 11 Jan 2019 - 10:16 am
This file photo taken on September 03, 2018 shows Myanmar journalist Wa Lone (C) is escorted by police after being sentenced by a court to jail in Yangon. / AFP / Ye Aung THU
Paraguay cuts diplomatic ties with Venezuela after Maduro sworn in 10 Jan 2019 - 07:36 pm
Paraguay's President Mario Abdo Benitez speaks during a press conference to announce the rupture of diplomatic relations with Venezuela, not recognizing Nicolas Maduro's second-term presidency, in Asuncion, on January 10, 2019.  AFP / Norberto Duarte