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One killed, two injured in Amsterdam shooting 27 Jan 2018 - 09:14 am
Policemen stand guard at a closed off lane following a shooting at the Grote Wittenburgstraat in Amsterdam on January 26, 2018.  AFP / ANP / Evert Elzinga
South Korea's Moon visits hospital fire scene, agonises over series of disasters 27 Jan 2018 - 08:49 am
South Korean President Moon Jae-In (C) visits a joint memorial altar for the victims of a hospital fire at a gymnasium in Miryang on January 27, 2018. AFP / Jung Yeon-Je
Twitter says Russian-linked bots retweeted Trump 470,000 Times 27 Jan 2018 - 08:42 am
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Parisians brace for flooding risks as seine creeps higher 27 Jan 2018 - 08:30 am
A picture taken on January 26, 2018, shows the flooded banks of the river Seine and the Beaugrenelle area and Eiffel Tower in the backround in Paris. AFP / Ludovic Marin
Canada pharma tycoon and wife's deaths 'targeted' murders: police 26 Jan 2018 - 10:10 pm
Honey and Barry Sherman, Chairman and CEO of Apotex Inc., are shown at the annual United Jewish Appeal (UJA) fundraiser in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 24, 2010. The Globe and Mail/Janice Pinto via Reuters
Trump woos Davos with pacific trade deal shift 26 Jan 2018 - 09:11 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump walks towards Marine One as he leaves after his visit to the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 26, 2018. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann
Jordan ends bread subsidy, doubling some prices, to help state finances 26 Jan 2018 - 09:00 pm
A Syrian refugee makes bread to sell at the Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan, January  8, 2015. Reuters/Muhammad Hamed
Dozens of bodies found in Iraq mass grave 26 Jan 2018 - 07:02 pm
FILE PHOTO: Iraqi forces pull a body out from a mass grave they discovered in the Hamam al-Alil area on November 7, 2016. (AFP / Ahmad Al-Rubaye)
Fire at hospital kills 37 in South Korea 26 Jan 2018 - 11:31 am
A hospital is seen after a fire in Miryang, South Korea January 26, 2018. Kim Hong-ji/REUTERS
Trump plan offers citizenship path to 1.8 million immigrants 26 Jan 2018 - 01:12 am
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, January 25, 2018 Reuters/Carlos Barria
Despite sanctions, North Korea exported coal to South and Japan via Russia-intelligence 26 Jan 2018 - 12:10 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un gives field guidance to the August 25 Fishery Station of the Korean Peoples Army in this undated picture provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on November 20, 2016. (KCNA via Reuters)
Erdogan vows no let-up in Syria campaign as US tensions rise 25 Jan 2018 - 08:30 pm
 Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L), accompanied by Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces Hulusi Akar, gesturing during a briefing at the Operating Base in Hatay, on the sixth day of 'Operation Olive Branch.' AFP Photo / Turkish
Israel’s Netanyahu says only US can broker peace deal 25 Jan 2018 - 08:24 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu talks to journalist next to his wife Sara during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting on January 25, 2018 in Davos, eastern Switzerland. AFP / Fabrice Coffrini
Myanmar says it terminated position of US diplomat Richardson 25 Jan 2018 - 08:24 pm
Bill Richardson speaks during an interview with Reuters as a member of an international advisory board on the crisis of Rakhine state in Yangon, Myanmar January 24, 2018. Reuters/Ann Wang
Two more lawmakers mull joining legal case to show UK can stop Brexit alone 25 Jan 2018 - 07:30 pm
EU Chief negotiator for Brexit, Michel Barnier (C) walks with deputy Secretary of Communication of the People's Party (PP), Pablo Casado (L), and Spokeswoman of the Socialist Group in the Congress of Deputie, Soraya Rodriguez (R), during a European Union
US will not chase Palestinians lacking will to seek peace: Haley 25 Jan 2018 - 07:30 pm
Permanent Representative of the United States to the UN Nikki Haley speaks during a UN Security Council meeting that discussed chemical weapons in Syria at the United Nations headquarters in New York, United States on January 23, 2018. (Mohammed Elshamy -
French fishermen paralyse Calais in protest over pulse fishing 25 Jan 2018 - 07:22 pm
Fishing boats block the access to the harbour of Boulogne-sur-Mer on January 25, 2018 as they protest against electric pulse fishing practiced by fishermen from Netherlands. AFP / Philippe Huguen
Celebrities criticize Trump cuts to Palestinian refugees 25 Jan 2018 - 07:19 pm
Palestinians hurl stones at Israeli troops during clashes in Hebron, West Bank, 23 January 2018.  EPA/Abed Al Hashlamoun