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Astronauts land from ISS stint marred by air leak, rocket failure 20 Dec 2018 - 10:46 am
The International Space Station (ISS) crew members Serena Aunon-Chancellor of the U.S., Alexander Gerst of Germany and Sergey Prokopyev of Russia rest after the landing of the Soyuz MS-09 capsule in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, formerly know
Donations flood in for Taiwan driver who smashed into three Ferraris 20 Dec 2018 - 10:28 am
Lin Chin-hsiang, the young man who damaged three Ferraris in a single crash, works at his family’s shop selling incense and gold paper money in Taipei on December 20, 2018. AFP
In presidential election, Congo seeks first democratic transfer of power 20 Dec 2018 - 10:08 am
A man practices using an electronic voting machine inside Congo's electoral commission's (CENI) head offices in Gombe Municipality of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 1, 2018. Picture taken March 1, 2018. REUTERS/Robert Carrubba/File Photo
Angry South Korean taxi drivers rally against carpooling service 20 Dec 2018 - 09:56 am
FILE PHOTO: A taxi driver takes part in a protest against a carpool service application that will be launched by Kakao Corp later this year, in central Seoul, South Korea, October 18, 2018. The banners read,
US Senate approves stopgap averting shutdown but denying Trump wall funds 20 Dec 2018 - 08:26 am
Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Senator Corry Booker (D-NJ) listen to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speak on the passage of the First Step Act on December 19, 2018 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images/AFP
Tokyo court does not extend Ghosn's detention, may soon release him 20 Dec 2018 - 08:09 am
FILE PHOTO: Carlos Ghosn, chairman and CEO of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, attends a press conference on the second press day of the Paris auto show, in Paris, France, October 3, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo
Fatal storm haunts Sydney-Hobart yacht race 20 years on 20 Dec 2018 - 08:00 am
In this file photo taken on December 27, 1998 the injured crew of demasted Australian yacht
Pentagon says it starts process of returning U.S. troops from Syria 19 Dec 2018 - 08:24 pm
FILE PHOTO: In this file photo taken on May 08, 2018 shows vehicles and structures of the US-backed coalition forces in the northern Syrian town of Manbij. AFP / Delil souleiman
US looks to speed up aid to North Korea 19 Dec 2018 - 08:01 pm
FILE PHOTO.  AFP / SAUL LOEB
Trump lashes out over foundation shutdown 19 Dec 2018 - 07:43 pm
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump. AFP / Brendan Smialowski
Iraq, Jordan to open new border crossings next year 19 Dec 2018 - 07:01 pm
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Spiegel star reporter 'faked stories' for years 19 Dec 2018 - 06:16 pm
Claas Relotius won the CNN Journalist of the Year in 2014.
Trump says goal of defeating IS in Syria achieved 19 Dec 2018 - 05:53 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump leads a roundtable discussion on school safety and the new Federal Commission on School Safety report, with family members of shooting victims, state and local officials, in the Roosevelt Room on December 18, 2018 in Washington
Lebanon cabinet to be unveiled later this week: Sources 19 Dec 2018 - 05:33 pm
FILE PHOTO: A general view shows Beirut's Corniche, a seaside promenade(R) at sunset in Beirut, Lebanon May 3, 2016. REUTERS/Alia Haju
German cabinet approves immigration laws to ease worker shortage 19 Dec 2018 - 05:30 pm
:FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump during the G20 leaders summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina December 1, 2018. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
Lebanon finance, foreign ministers to stay in new cabinet: senior official 19 Dec 2018 - 05:00 pm
Lebanon's Caretaker Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil speaks during a meeting in Beirut, Lebanon June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File Photo
U.S. weighs complete withdrawal of troops from Syria - U.S. officials 19 Dec 2018 - 04:41 pm
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Indian journalist jailed after Modi Facebook post 19 Dec 2018 - 03:37 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a public rally in the village of Andawa on the outskirts of Allahabad in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh on December 16, 2018. (AFP / SANJAY KANOJIA)