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Syrian state TV: Rebels set to quit enclave NE of Damascus 21 Apr 2018 - 11:08 am
Destroyed tanks and armoured personnel carriers are pictured on a road in the Eastern Ghouta town of Douma on the outskirts of the capital Damascus on April 20, 2018, during an army-organised media tour. / AFP / LOUAI BESHARA
10 killed in violent protests against Nicaragua's pension reform plan 21 Apr 2018 - 10:19 am
Charred police motorcycles vandalised by demonstrators are seen during a protest over a controversial reform to the pension plans of the Nicaraguan Social Security Institute (INSS) in Managua, Nicaragua April 20, 2018. REUTERS/Oswaldo Rivas
China says welcomes North Korea's decision to halt nuclear, missile tests 21 Apr 2018 - 09:48 am
A man walks past a street monitor showing North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un in a news report about North Korea's announcement, in Tokyo, Japan, April 21, 2018. REUTERS/Toru Hanai
One student wounded in shooting at Florida high school 21 Apr 2018 - 09:28 am
Marion County Police officers walk out Forest High School after a school shooting on April 20, 2018 in Ocala, Florida. It was reported that a former student shot a 17-year-old male student in the ankle The shooter, whose name has not yet been released, is
N. Korea's Kim promises no more nuclear or missile tests 21 Apr 2018 - 08:48 am
A man watches a television news showing a file footage of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, at a railway station in Seoul on April 21, 2018. AFP / Jung Yeon-je
Trump laments that Flynn's life is destroyed while Comey profits 20 Apr 2018 - 04:38 pm
A copy of 'A Higher Loyalty' by former FBI director James Comey is seen in New York City, April 13, 2018. Reuters / Soren Larson
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in fourth week of protests 20 Apr 2018 - 03:32 pm
A woman demonstrator reacts to tear gas fired by Israeli troops during clashes at a protest at the Israel-Gaza border where Palestinians demand the right to return to their homeland, east of Gaza City April 20, 2018. Reuters/Mohammed Salem
Indian police arrest 18 Rohingya Muslims 19 Apr 2018 - 09:35 pm
Rohingya refugee children fly improvised kites at the Kutupalong refugee camp near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh December 10, 2017. Reuters/Damir Sagolj
Syria retains limited capability for chemical attack: Pentagon 19 Apr 2018 - 09:07 pm
Reuters reported on Wednesday that U.S. assessments following U.S., British and French joint missile strikes on Syria last weekend show they had only a limited impact on Assad's ability to carry out chemical weapons attacks.
Arab Israelis protest on Jewish state's anniversary 19 Apr 2018 - 08:12 pm
A demonstrator takes part in a rally of Israeli Arabs calling for the right of return for refugees who fled their homes during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, near Atlit, Israel April 19, 2018. Reuters/Ammar Awad
Mourning Arabs fly Palestinian flags as Israel marks Independence Day 19 Apr 2018 - 08:12 pm
A demonstrator takes part in a rally of Israeli Arabs calling for the right of return for refugees who fled their homes during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, near Atlit, Israel April 19, 2018. Reuters/Ammar Awad
Ukraine moves to split church from Russia as elections approach 19 Apr 2018 - 04:54 pm
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill in Moscow, Russia April 17, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
Diaz-Canel is Cuba's new president as Castro steps aside 19 Apr 2018 - 04:24 pm
Cuban President Raul Castro (L) waves next to First Vice-President Miguel Diaz-Canel (C) during a National Assembly session that will select Cuba's Council of State ahead of the naming of a new president, in Havana on April 18, 2018.  AFP / STR
Syrian rebels hand over arms, leave another town near Douma 19 Apr 2018 - 03:56 pm
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Iraq carries out air strikes on Islamic State in Syria 19 Apr 2018 - 02:46 pm
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Surprise IS attack kills 25 regime forces in east Syria: monitor 19 Apr 2018 - 12:30 pm
FILE PHOTO. regime forces at Der Ezzor. AFP
Japanese volcano erupts, spitting out smoke and rock; no injuries 19 Apr 2018 - 10:57 am
A video grab from the Japan Meteorological Agency's live camera image shows Io Yama erupting in Miyazaki prefecture, on the southwest island of Kyushu, Japan April19, 2018. Japan Meteorological Agency/Handout via REUTERS
Morocco trains prison guards on prevention of torture 18 Apr 2018 - 10:16 pm
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