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China says to 'take necessary measures' if US harms trade 04 Mar 2018 - 08:35 am
File picture of a worker walking through a warehouse at the Han-steel plant in Handan in China's northern Hebei province, April 21, 2016.  / AFP / WANG ZHAO
Indian prime minister's party notches key state election win 03 Mar 2018 - 09:16 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures during the state election results of three northeast states at the BJP headquarters in the Indian capital New Delhi on March 3, 2018. (AFP / SAJJAD HUSSAIN)
Italy to hold parliamentary elections on Sunday 03 Mar 2018 - 05:31 pm
Former prime minister and head of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) Matteo Renzi waves to supporters during the last election campaign meeting in Florence on March 2, 2018. AFP / Claudio GIOVANNINI
Merkel's fate hangs on vote by potential coalition partner 03 Mar 2018 - 05:21 pm
Andrea Nahles (L), parliamentary group leader of Germany's social democratic SPD party, and Hamburg's mayor and interim SPD leader Olaf Scholz stand in front of their party's logo as they give a statement on March 3, 2018 in Berlin. AFP / Kay Nietfeld
Observatory: Syrian government forces make new eastern Ghouta advance 03 Mar 2018 - 05:14 pm
Smoke rises after Assad Regime's airstrike hit residential areas in Eastern Ghouta, Damascus, Syria on March 02, 2018.  Samir Tatin - Anadolu
Gibraltar airport shut over damage from heavy winds 03 Mar 2018 - 04:39 pm
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Snow, ice warnings remain for travelers in Britain 03 Mar 2018 - 04:35 pm
Visitors walk in the snow in Trafalgar Square, in central London, Britain March 2, 2018. REUTERS/Andrew Winning
Australia confirms 2 nationals wounded in Kabul bombing 03 Mar 2018 - 04:22 pm
Afghan security officials inspect the explosion site in Kabul, Afghanistan on March 2, 2018.  Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu
Paris metro fines pregnant woman for walking the wrong way 03 Mar 2018 - 04:14 pm
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Burkina Faso capital recovers from double extremist attacks 03 Mar 2018 - 03:13 pm
Military personnel stand outside the headquarters of the country's defence forces in Ouagadougou on March 3, 2018 a day after dozen of people were killed in twin attacks on the French embassy and the country's military.  AFP / Ahmed OUOBA
Iran calls on U.S., Europe to scrap nuclear arms, missiles 03 Mar 2018 - 02:56 pm
 Masoud Jazayeri
Indian Prime Minister Modi's party ahead in state elections 03 Mar 2018 - 02:04 pm
Amit Shah, president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), celebrates with supporters the state election results in three northeast states, outside the BJP headquarters in the Indian capital New Delhi on March 3, 2018.  / AFP / SAJJAD HUSSAIN
Egypt's health ministry says 9 killed in road accident 03 Mar 2018 - 01:20 pm
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Ten injured in clashes as police break up protest camp in Ukraine 03 Mar 2018 - 01:08 pm
Activists stand as policemen destroy tents camp of supporters of Mikheil Saakashvili set in front of the Ukrainian parliament in Kiev, after they took it by force early morning on March 3, 2018.  / AFP / Sergei SUPINSKY
Tourist's parents file lawsuit in Grand Canyon copter crash 03 Mar 2018 - 10:47 am
Jonathan Udall's parents, Philip and Marlene Udall (pictured), claimed in the lawsuit that their son could have survived if not for the post-crash fire and want to prevent others from suffering deadly burns, their attorney, Gary C. Robb, said. Source: Fac
Republicans ignore Trump's policy whims _ but not on trade 03 Mar 2018 - 10:44 am
US House Speaker Paul Ryan House called Trump after the president's surprise announcement, and continues to hope the White House will reconsider the decision. Reuters File Photo.
Defiant Trump welcomes 'easy to win' trade war 03 Mar 2018 - 10:26 am
US President Donald Trump announces that the United States will impose tariffs of 25 percent on steel imports and 10 percent on imported aluminum during a meeting at the White House in Washington, US, March 1, 2018. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Analysis: After months without contact, Merkel eyes "reset" with Trump 03 Mar 2018 - 10:17 am
File photo: German Chancellor Angela Merkel reacts next to US President Donald Trump during the G20 leaders summit in Hamburg, Germany July 7, 2017. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer/File Photo