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Wildfire destroys 500 structures, nearly levels community 28 Jul 2018 - 09:30 am
Burned out properties are seen near the Lake Keswick Estates area during the Carr fire in Redding, California on July 27, 2018. Two firefighters have died and more than 100 homes have burned as wind-whipped flames tore through the region. (AFP / JOSH EDEL
Iraq cleric Sistani urges government action on corruption amid further protests 28 Jul 2018 - 04:24 am
People shout slogans during a protest at Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq July 27, 2018. Reuters/Thaier al-Sudani
Forest fires, barbecue bans: heatwave scorches Europe 28 Jul 2018 - 04:12 am
General view of Eiffel tower as haze pollution covered in Paris, France on July 27, 2018. (Mustafa Yalç?n - Anadolu Agency)
Syrians celebrate retaking town near Israel-occupied Golan 28 Jul 2018 - 04:10 am
Syrians wave the national flag in the town of Quneitra in the Syrian Golan Heights on July 27, 2018. The town was almost completely destroyed by departing Israeli soldiers in 1974 after seven years of occupation. AFP / Youssef Karwashan
Israel to build new settler homes in occupied West Bank after deadly knife attack 28 Jul 2018 - 04:10 am
Palestinian protesters gather as tear gas canisters are launched by Israeli forces during a demonstration along the border between Israel and the Gaza strip, east of Gaza city on July 27, 2018. AFP / Mahmud Hams
Israeli police raid al-Aqsa mosque after clashes; two dead in Gaza 28 Jul 2018 - 01:05 am
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Historic win for Imran Khan breaks Pakistan's dynastic rule 27 Jul 2018 - 12:13 pm
Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) speaks to the media. (AFP / AAMIR QURESHI)
Iraqi Airways suspends pilots who fought in-flight over food 27 Jul 2018 - 10:42 am
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US races to meet migrant reunification deadline 27 Jul 2018 - 08:38 am
Protesters and their children participate in a march prior to a sit-in in the Hart Senate Office Building to mark the court-ordered deadline for the Trump Administration to reunify thousands of families separated at the border July 26, 2018 in Washington,
Donald Trump Jr, wife resolve child custody amid divorce 27 Jul 2018 - 08:38 am
Donald Trump Jr, the son of Donald Trump, and his wife Vanessa appear at State Supreme Court for a divorce hearing in New York City, July 26, 2018. Reuters/Brendan McDermid
House Speaker Ryan opposes Rosenstein impeachment try, dooming it for now 27 Jul 2018 - 08:37 am
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks at the Compliance Week 13th Annual Conference in Washington, May 21, 2018. Reuters/Joshua Roberts
Macron dismisses bodyguard scandal as 'storm in a teacup' 27 Jul 2018 - 07:47 am
In this file photo taken on April 12, 2018 French President Emmanuel Macron (C), next to Elysee Chief Security Officer Alexandre Benalla (L), arrives at a primary school in Berd'huis, northwestern France, for a television interview in which he is expected
Theresa May's Brexit options narrow after EU tears up her customs plan 27 Jul 2018 - 07:47 am
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'Not enough time to get out': Laos village caught in burst dam deluge 27 Jul 2018 - 07:47 am
Cambodian soldiers evacuate residents by boat from the floodings in Stung Treng province on July 26, 2018. AFP / -
Former cricket hero Imran Khan awaits final poll tally to begin coalition building in Pakistan 27 Jul 2018 - 07:47 am
Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), gives a speech as he declares victory in the general election in Islamabad, Pakistan, in this still image from a July 26, 2018 handout video by PTI.
Duterte approves autonomy law for troubled Muslim region 27 Jul 2018 - 07:47 am
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte poses for a selfie while surrounded by supporters and lawmakers after delivering his state of the nation address at Congress in Manila on July 23, 2018. / AFP / Noel Celis
Cuba's Raul Castro hits out at US sanctions on left-wing LatAm countries 27 Jul 2018 - 06:50 am
Cuban former President and first secretary of the Cuban Communist Party, Raul Castro (2-R) and Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel (2-L) attend the celebrations of the Moncada Barracks assault's 65th anniversary, in Santiago de Cuba, eastern Cuba, on July 2
Erdogan: Turkish embassies in Africa more than tripled 27 Jul 2018 - 06:50 am
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan (4th L), his wife Emine Erdogan (6th R), Turkish Treasury and Finance Minister Berat Albayrak (3rd R) and Turkey's National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar (2nd L) and Turkish Foreign Affairs Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu