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Journalist murdered in Mexico near tourist hotspot Cancun 24 Jul 2018 - 12:07 am
Ruben Pat, the editor-in-chief of the Playa News weekly, was shot dead outside a bar in Playa del Carmen in the early hours, the Quintana Roo state government and prosecutors said.
Lawmakers urge reform in Northern Ireland as more women seek abortions abroad 23 Jul 2018 - 09:24 pm
A Pro-Choice poster featuring Savita Halappanavar is placed near a sign for a polling station ahead of a 25th May referendum on abortion law in Dublin, May 23, 2018. (Reuters / Clodagh Kilcoyne)
Thousands of British families homeless despite being in work 23 Jul 2018 - 09:24 pm
FILE PHOTO:  A homeless woman from north Wales, sits huddled under a sleeping bag next to her dog Casper in a shopping arcade near the Victoria rail station in central London December 14, 2012. Reuters/Chris Helgren
Venezuelans fleeing to Trinidad expose cracks in island refugee policy 23 Jul 2018 - 09:24 pm
Andrea Rojas, a Venezuelan asylum seeker, poses for a portrait in front of the coffee shop where she works in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, May 23, 2018. Thomson Reuters Foundation/Gregory Scruggs
Despair as bulldozers destroy hundreds of homes in Kenya's biggest slum 23 Jul 2018 - 09:23 pm
A youth is escorted by Kenyan police officers as dozens of houses are being demolished to make way for a new road in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya, July 23, 2018. Reuters/Baz Ratner
Russia detains six prison guards after video circulates showing torture of inmate 23 Jul 2018 - 08:10 pm
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: This file photo taken on January 11, 2018 shows inmates running in the courtyard at the Fresnes prison in Fresnes, France. AFP / Stephane De Sakutin
Indian police widen investigation into shelter where girls allegedly raped 23 Jul 2018 - 08:09 pm
More than 100 cases of women being raped were reported daily in India in 2016, according to the latest available government data, and it has been tightening its rape laws.
Britain on heatwave alert as rare hot spell continues 23 Jul 2018 - 07:30 pm
Visitors to Greenwich Park play football on the dry brown grass in London on July 23, 2018. AFP / Daniel Leal-Olivas
Greek residents told "just leave" as wildfire rages near Athens 23 Jul 2018 - 07:20 pm
People look at smoke as a wildfire burns in Kineta, near Athens, Greece, July 23, 2018. Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis
Sweden faces 'extreme' fire risk in coming days 23 Jul 2018 - 07:09 pm
Fire fighters are seen amid smoke as a wildfire burns in Kineta, near Athens, Greece, July 23, 2018. Reuters/Alkis Konstantinidis
Philippines' Duterte pledges 'unrelenting' drug war 23 Jul 2018 - 06:44 pm
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)
Toronto shooting leaves 2 dead including gunman, 13 hurt 23 Jul 2018 - 01:46 pm
Toronto Police officers walk the scene at Danforth St. at the scene of a shooting in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on Sunday, July 23, 2018. (AFP / Cole BURSTON)
Britain's new foreign minister Hunt warns of no-deal Brexit risk 23 Jul 2018 - 12:59 pm
Britain's Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt gives a press conference at the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, Scotland July 20, 2018. (David Cheskin/ Reuters)
Trump warns Iran to "never, ever threaten" US or suffer consequences 23 Jul 2018 - 12:24 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump disembark Marine One upon departure from Morristown in New Jersey, U.S., July 22, 2018. REUTERS/Mary F. Calvert
Gunmen open fire and enter Erbil governorate building in Iraq 23 Jul 2018 - 10:17 am
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Palestinian teen shot dead by Israeli army in Bethlehem raid: Ministry 23 Jul 2018 - 09:15 am
Israeli forces stand guard the area as Palestinians demonstrate in support of bedouin inhabitants near their village of Khan al-Ahmar, in the occupied West Bank July 18, 2018. (AFP / ABBAS MOMANI)
Ethiopia has 'no option' but multiparty democracy, PM says 23 Jul 2018 - 01:43 am
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's chief of staff announced the remarks on Twitter, saying they were made during a meeting with leaders of more than 50 national and regional parties, including ones from overseas, who demanded reforms in election law.
Revelations of US cardinal sex abuse will force pope's hand 22 Jul 2018 - 09:30 pm

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, retired archbishop of Washington, in 2011 (CNS/Reuters/Morteza Nikoubazl)