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UN rights chief calls on PNG to safeguard Australia camp refugees 11 Feb 2018 - 08:11 am
File photo of refugee advocates holding placards as they participate in a protest in central Sydney, against the treatment of asylum-seekers in detention centres located in Nauru and on Manus Island, Australia, October 15, 2017. Reuters/David Gray
Three tourists dead in US Grand Canyon chopper crash 11 Feb 2018 - 07:59 am
File photo of the Grand Canyon National Park in northern Arizona, April, 12, 2015. REUTERS/Jim Urquhart/File photo
Anti-fascist protesters rally in flashpoint Italian town 10 Feb 2018 - 08:34 pm
Peple take part in an anti-racism demonstration in the central Italian town of Macerata, on February 10, 2018, one week after an attack that injured at least six migrants. (AFP / TIZIANA FABI)
McDonald succeeds Gerry Adams as Sinn Fein president 10 Feb 2018 - 07:43 pm
Newly elected Sinn Fein President Mary Lou McDonald (L) and new Deputy Michelle O'Neill celebrate on stage with party members at a special party conference, at which Gerry Adams formally stepped down as President, in Dublin, Ireland, February 10, 2018. RE
2 Turkish troops killed as helicopter downed 10 Feb 2018 - 07:18 pm
Turkish Armed Forces' military helicopter is seen within the 'Operation Olive Branch' launched in Syria's Afrin, on February 09, 2018 over Hatay, Turkey. Turkey launched Operation Olive Branch on January 20 in Syria’s northwestern Afrin region; the aim of
Hundreds gather at Bangkok's Democracy Monument to demand election 10 Feb 2018 - 05:23 pm
:Pro-democracy activists shout their demands during protest against junta near Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand February 10, 2018. (REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun)
Thai protesters urge military rulers to give up power 10 Feb 2018 - 04:27 pm
Pro-democracy activists hold up placards during protest against junta near Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand, February 10, 2018. Reuters/Soe Zeya Tun
Ryanair strike causes minor disruption in Italy 10 Feb 2018 - 04:22 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on October 19, 2017 shows a Boeing 737 Next Gen of Irish low-cost RyanAir airline after taking off from the Toulouse-Blagnac airport, near Toulouse. AFP / PASCAL PAVANI
Erdogan says Turkish chopper shot down in Syria operation 10 Feb 2018 - 03:31 pm
(FILE PHOTO) President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the 45th Mukhtars Meeting at Presidential Complex in Ankara, Turkey on February 8, 2018. Kayhan Özer - Anadolu
At least 19 killed as bus topples over in Hong Kong 10 Feb 2018 - 03:10 pm
Rescuers work at the site of a crashed bus in Hong Kong, China February 10, 2018. China Daily via REUTERS
Ahead of Polish PM's visit, Merkel moots 'new chapter' in ties 10 Feb 2018 - 02:59 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel walks out of her office to meet the President of the German Horticultural Association in the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, February 9, 2018. AFP / John MACDOUGALL
Russia concerned by attacks in Syria, calls for restraint - ministry 10 Feb 2018 - 02:53 pm
A checkpoint held by Syrian forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad is pictured in Aleppo, Syria February 10, 2018. REUTERS/Omar Sanadiki
Iran rejects reports of Israel downing Iranian drone as "ridiculous" - state TV 10 Feb 2018 - 02:37 pm
Israeli security forces walk next to the remains of an F-16 Israeli war plane near the Israeli village of Harduf, Israel February 10, 2018. REUTERS/Herzie Shapira ISRAEL OUT.
Egyptian air force pounds Sinai militants - military 10 Feb 2018 - 01:53 pm
Egyptian Army's War Crafts are seen during a launch of a major assault against militants, Egypt, in this undated handout picture made available by the Ministry of Defence February 9, 2018. Ministry of Defence/Handout via REUTERS
Pro-Assad alliance in Syria warns of "severe" response to Israeli attacks 10 Feb 2018 - 01:39 pm
A tractor pulls a part of a missilein Quneitra, Syria February 10, 2018 REUTERS/Alaa al Faqir
South Africa political deadlock as Zuma clings to power 10 Feb 2018 - 01:38 pm
File photo: President of South Africa Jacob Zuma attends the 54th National Conference of the ruling African National Congress (ANC) at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa December 16, 2017. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo
Iran commander declines comment on report of Israeli interception of drone: Tasnim 10 Feb 2018 - 01:26 pm
Unidentified men stand next to a piece from a missile that landed on February 10, 2018 in the eastern Lebanese town of Rayak, near the border with Syria in the Bekaa Valley. AFP / HASSAN JARRAH
Tanzania withdraws from UN refugee programme 10 Feb 2018 - 01:03 pm
File photo of Tanzania's President John Magufuli addressing a news conference during his official visit to Nairobi, Kenya October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya/File Photo