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South Sudan sexual violence on 'massive scale,' report says 24 Jul 2017 - 08:08 pm
The U.N. last year reported a 60 percent increase in gender-based violence in South Sudan, with 70 percent of women in U.N. camps in the capital, Juba, having been raped since the start of the civil war in December 2013. (File photo)
Thailand freezes former PM Yingluck’s bank accounts in rice subsidy case 24 Jul 2017 - 07:02 pm
Ousted former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra gestures in a traditional greeting as she leaves the Supreme Court in Bangkok, Thailand, July 21, 2017. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Maldives leader shuts parliament amid political turmoil 24 Jul 2017 - 06:55 pm
Abdulla Yameen (Reuters)
Pope’s treasurer faces sex abuse charges in Australia, a grim reminder for his home town 24 Jul 2017 - 06:18 pm
Peter Blenkiron and Philip Nagle react as they sit in a cafe in Cardinal George Pell's hometown, just days before the Vatican treasurer's first court appearance on historic sex charges, in the town of Ballarat, located west of the southern city of Melbour
More than 140 migrants reach Cyprus by boat 24 Jul 2017 - 06:11 pm
A Syrian refugee walking in between tents at a reception centre in Kokkinotrimithia on the outskirts of the Cypriot capital Nicosia. Cypriot authorities said a boat carrying over 140 migrants believed to be Syrians was escorted to shore by the coast guard
Jordan seeks to question Israel guard over embassy shooting 24 Jul 2017 - 05:35 pm
Relatives of 17-year-old Mohammed Jawawdeh, who was shot dead by an Israeli security guard, gather in a mourning tent in the capital Amman on July 24, 2017. AFP / Khalil Mazraawi
Parents of terminally-ill UK baby end fight for US treatment 24 Jul 2017 - 05:21 pm
Supporters of the terminally-ill British baby Charlie Gard react after the announcement that his parents have abandoned their legal fight to take their son to the US for experimental treatment at the Royal Courts of Justice in London on July 24, 2017. (AF
Kushner says met Russians four times, denies collusion 24 Jul 2017 - 05:11 pm
White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner arrives for his appearance before a closed session of the Senate Intelligence Committee as part of their probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S. July
Bomb blast kills 16 in Pakistani city of Lahore 24 Jul 2017 - 03:47 pm
Pakistani rescue workers move the body of a victim at the site of an explosion in Lahore on July 24, 2017. (AFP / ARIF ALI)
A look at major issues Duterte confronting in his 2nd year 24 Jul 2017 - 12:03 pm
Protesters display anti-government placards and streamers as they march towards the Philippine Congress ahead of President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation address in Quezon city, Metro Manila Philippines July 24, 2017. (REUTERS/Erik De Castro)
Taliban suicide car bomber kills at least 35 in Afghan capital 24 Jul 2017 - 09:49 am
Afghan security officials inspect the Suicide attack site in Kabul, Afghanistan on July 24, 2017. ( Haroon Sabawoon - Anadolu Agency )
Don't interfere in Turkish affairs, Erdogan tells Germany 23 Jul 2017 - 08:44 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a ceremony in Istanbul, Turkey, July 21, 2017. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Netanyahu faces pressure over holy site after violence kills eight 23 Jul 2017 - 08:33 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C), flanked by Government Secretary Tzachi Braverman (R) and Minister of Transportation Israel Katz, attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem on July 23, 2017. AFP / Abir Sultan
Abbas: Palestinians will not accept metal detectors in Al-Aqsa 23 Jul 2017 - 08:23 pm
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
New Trump communications director promises crackdown on media leaks 23 Jul 2017 - 08:15 pm
New White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci addresses the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Eight bodies found in Texas truck, human trafficking suspected 23 Jul 2017 - 07:17 pm
A refrigerated truck involved in similar incident is towed and escorted by police along a highway near Neusiedl am See, Austria, on 27 August 2015 (AFP)
Libya's rival leaders due in Paris for talks: report 23 Jul 2017 - 07:10 pm
A member of Libyan anti-crime service stands next to dead bodies of Islamic State militants, at a morgue in Misrata, Libya July 22, 2017. Reuters/Ismail Zitouny
Marawi standoff enters third month, underlining crisis in Philippines 23 Jul 2017 - 07:03 pm
This photo taken on July 22, 2017 shows Philippine Marines taking cover from sniper fire while on patrol at the frontline in Marawi on the southern island of Mindanao, as fighting between government troops and Islamist militants enters its second month. A