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Argentina to announce new economic measures after peso freefall 31 Aug 2018 - 02:15 am
Argentine President Mauricio Macri (2nd L) during a meeting with representatives of business chambers and unions to discuss an improvement in the conditions of their groups through greater financial inclusion, in Buenos Aires on August 29, 2018.  AFP / Ar
Turkey celebrates 96th anniversary of Victory Day 31 Aug 2018 - 01:14 am
Turkish soldiers take part in a parade from the Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) to the first Turkish Grand National Assembly building in the Ulus district during celebrations to mark 96th Anniversary of Turkey’s Victory Day which commemorates dec
PLO only representative of Palestinians: Palestine's presidential spokesman 30 Aug 2018 - 07:13 pm
FILE PHOTO: Palestinian couples sit on stage during a group wedding celebration held on November 24, 2016 for 27 couples organised by Fatah movement. AFP / Jaafar Ashtiyeh
Trump sought to buy 'dirt' held by gossip sheet: New York Times 30 Aug 2018 - 06:49 pm
Donald Trump & Melania Trump. AFP
Judge rejects bid to block end of aid to Puerto Rico storm evacuees 30 Aug 2018 - 05:09 pm
:(FILES) In this file photo taken on June 1, 2018 a view of a Puerto Rican flag placed on a pair of shoes among hundreds displayed in memory of those killed by Hurricane Maria in front of the Puerto Rican Capitol, in San Juan.  AFP / Ricardo ARDUENGO
Syria says it will 'go all the way' in rebel-held Idlib 30 Aug 2018 - 04:57 pm
Turkish forces are seen in a convoy on a main highway between Damascus and Aleppo, near the town of Saraqib in the northern Idlib province, on August 29, 2018.   AFP / OMAR HAJ KADOUR
Venezuelan immigrants survive on the streets in Brazil 30 Aug 2018 - 04:47 pm
FILE PHOTO: In this file photo taken on August 23, 2018 a Venezuelan man and his daughter eat a meal on the side of a road in Boa Vista, Roraima state, Brazil. / AFP / Mauro Pimentel
Migrant rescue NGO quits Libya, denounces 'criminalisation' of aid 30 Aug 2018 - 04:42 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 7, 2018 rescued migrants stand onboard the Open Arms Yacht of Spanish based non-governmental organisation Proactiva, some 35 nautical miles off Libya coast.  AFP / LOUISA GOULIAMAKI
Iran still abiding by nuclear deal terms: IAEA 30 Aug 2018 - 04:20 pm
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Norwegian minister steps down for wife's career 30 Aug 2018 - 03:50 pm
Ketil Solvik-Olsen (Phot: Twitter)
Lula heir competitive but no shoo-in for Brazil election 30 Aug 2018 - 03:42 pm
Former Sao Paulo mayor Fernando Haddad arrives at the Federal Police headquarters, where Brazilian former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is imprisoned, in Curitiba, Brazil August 27, 2018. REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer
17 dead in Ethiopia military plane crash: State media 30 Aug 2018 - 03:35 pm
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Mauritanians in last vote before key presidential election 30 Aug 2018 - 03:30 pm
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 2, 2018 Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz. AFP / POOL / Ludovic MARIN
Congolese rebel says he is a 'revolutionary' not a criminal 30 Aug 2018 - 03:00 pm
Former Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda (R) arrives at the courtroom of the International Criminal Court (ICC) during the closing statements of his trial in the Hague, the Netherlands, on August 28, 2018.  AFP / Bas Czerwinski
Amnesty slams powerful governments' silence on Rohingya 30 Aug 2018 - 01:51 pm
FILE PHOTO: Rohingya refugees cross the Naf River with an improvised raft to reach to Bangladesh in Teknaf, Bangladesh, November 12, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Trump hails Kim, sees no need to resume US-South Korea war games 30 Aug 2018 - 11:27 am
US President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announces a grant for drug-free communities support program, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, on August 29, 2018. (AFP / MANDEL NGAN)
Protest over Dutch contest to test Pakistan’s new leader 30 Aug 2018 - 02:11 am
Supporters of the Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) Islamist political party raise their hands as they listen to the speech of their leader during a protest march to condemn the cartoon competition by the Netherlands, in Lahore, Pakistan August 29, 2018. Reu
More than 50,000 evacuated in Myanmar as homes, shops flooded after dam fails 30 Aug 2018 - 02:11 am
Flood victims ride a farm vehicle in Yedashe township, Bago region after rampaging flood waters from Swar Chaung dam submerged large areas in central Myanmar on August 29, 2018.  AFP / Ye Aung Thu