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Top US court to examine India power plant complaint 21 May 2018 - 10:17 pm
The sun rising above Tata Steels blast furnaces at their Scunthorpe Plant in north east England (AFP file photo /  Lindsey Parnaby)
Six countries at G20 meeting reject Venezuela election result 21 May 2018 - 08:38 pm
A man holds a newspaper referring to the victory of re-elected President Nicolas Maduro in the Venezuelan presidential election in Caracas, on May 21, 2018. AFP / Luis ROBAYO
First woman CIA director sworn in 21 May 2018 - 08:30 pm
Gina Haspel prepares to speak while flanked by U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Vice President Mike Pence, after she was sworn in as CIA director during a swearing-in ceremony at agency headquarters, May 21, 2018 in Langley, Virginia. Mark Wilson/AFP
Nipah just another viral infection & there is nothing to panic, say doctors as three dead in Kerala 21 May 2018 - 08:05 pm
Animal Husbandry department and Forest officials deposit a bat into a container after catching it inside a well at Changaroth in Kozhikode in the Indian state of Kerala on May 21, 2018. A deadly virus carried mainly by fruit bats has killed at least three
Burundi approves new constitution extending presidential term limit 21 May 2018 - 07:58 pm
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza (2R) waits with his wife Denise (3R) as they queue to cast their votes for the referendum on a controversial constitutional reform in Buye, northern Burundi, on May 17, 2018.  AFP / STR
Woman with 106 cocaine capsules in stomach held in India 21 May 2018 - 03:19 pm
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Syrian army clears south Damascus of Islamic State 21 May 2018 - 02:50 pm
(FILE) Government forces head towards jihadist positions in the Hajar al-Aswad district on the southern outskirts of Damascus. May 14, 2018
Maduro wins disputed vote as Venezuela mulls bleak future 21 May 2018 - 02:18 pm
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro holds the political constitution after the National Electoral Council (CNE) announced the results of the voting on presidential election, on May 20, 2018, in Caracas, Venezuela.   AFP / Juan BARRETO
Pubs in India's capital ordered to stop playing recorded music 21 May 2018 - 01:44 pm
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Ebola preparedness much better now than for 2014 outbreak - WHO 21 May 2018 - 01:36 pm
Doctors Without Borders (Medecins sans frontiere - MSF) team members walk through an Ebola security zone at the entrance of the Wangata Reference Hospital in Mbandaka, northwest of DR Congo on May 20, 2018. AFP / JUNIOR KANNAH
Trump to DOJ: Investigate whether FBI infiltrated campaign 21 May 2018 - 01:25 pm
FILE PHOTO: US President Donald Trump gestures as he delivers remarks during the Prison Reform Summit at the White House in Washington, DC, US, May 18, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Four years after coup, Thailand wearies of junta rule 21 May 2018 - 12:33 pm
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Taliban warn Kabul residents to 'keep away' ahead of attacks 21 May 2018 - 12:26 pm
Afghan National Army soldiers keep watch during an official visit in Farah province, Afghanistan May 19, 2018. Picture taken May 19, 2018. REUTERS/James Mackenzie
Philippines takes "appropriate action" over Chinese bombers in disputed South China Sea 21 May 2018 - 12:19 pm
An aerial view of China occupied Subi Reef at the Spratly Islands in disputed South China Sea April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Francis Malasig/Pool
Taiwan pleads for access to key WHO meeting 21 May 2018 - 12:14 pm
Taiwan's Health Minister Chen Shih-Chung (C) gives a thumb up as he poses with demonstrators after a press conference on the sideline of the World Health Assembly on May 21, 2018 in Geneva. AFP / Fabrice Coffrini
Almost 200 Games athletes, officials seek Australia asylum 21 May 2018 - 11:43 am
File photo of flags from Commonwealth countries. Reuters
One-fingered Japanese climber dies on eighth attempt at Everest 21 May 2018 - 11:35 am
In this file photo taken on August 23, 2015 Japanese climber Nobukazu Kuriki (2nd L) accepts a permit to climb Mount Everest and a Nepalese flag from Nepal's tourism minister Kripasur Sherpa (R) in Kathmandu.  / AFP / Prakash MATHEMA
Britain to intensify defence against space 'threats' 21 May 2018 - 11:09 am
File photo of Britain's Defence Minister Gavin Williamson. Reuters

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