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OJ Simpson granted parole, could be freed in October 21 Jul 2017 - 12:08 am
OJ Simpson reacts during his parole hearing at Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock, Nevada, U.S., July 20, 2017. Reuters/Jason Bean
Modi’s Dalit pick Ram Nath Kovind elected Indian president in boost for ruling party 20 Jul 2017 - 09:56 pm
India's President-elect Ram Nath Kovind arrives to attend a ceremony after his victory, in New Delhi, India July 20, 2017. Reuters/Adnan Abidi
Moroccan police fire tear gas to disperse protests in north 20 Jul 2017 - 09:40 pm
FILE PHOTO: Women shout during a protest against official abuses and corruption in the town of Al-Hoceima, Morocco, June 3, 2017 (Reuters / Youssef Boudlal)
Poultry farms in India resemble superbug reservoirs, study finds 20 Jul 2017 - 09:11 pm
Farms supplying India’s biggest poultry-meat companies routinely use medicines classified by the World Health Organization as “critically important” as a way of staving off disease, an investigation by Bloomberg News showed last year. The latest research,
Philippines bans Brazil meat imports amid safety concerns 20 Jul 2017 - 08:37 pm
A worker arranges slaughtered cattle in the freezing room in the Marfrig Group slaughter house in Promissao, 500 km northwest of Sao Paulo, October 7, 2011 (REUTERS / Paulo Whitaker)
Remove Jerusalem metal detectors, Erdogan tells Israeli counterpart 20 Jul 2017 - 08:03 pm
Israeli security forces wait as Palestinians perform prayer near new security metal detectors, outside one of the main entrances to the Al-Aqsa mosque, refusing to enter because of the detectors installed by Israel as the holy site re-opened for the first
Turkish Foreign Minister accuses Berlin of harbouring terrorists, as disagreement heats up 20 Jul 2017 - 07:54 pm
Mevlut Cavusoglu
Anti-Maduro strike paralyzes swathes of Venezuela 20 Jul 2017 - 04:04 pm
An masked opposition activist sits on the floor during a blockade to protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, on July 19, 2017. Venezuela's military chiefs reaffirmed their loyalty to President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday by saying
After Mosul, Islamic State digs in for guerrilla warfare 20 Jul 2017 - 10:23 am
Members of the Iraqi Army's 9th Armoured Division are photographed with an Islamic State flag, claimed after fighting with Islamic State militants in western Mosul, Iraq June 17, 2017. (REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo)
Australia helps Sri Lanka to control dengue fever after 250 die 19 Jul 2017 - 09:54 pm
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop shares a moment with her Sri Lankan counterpart Ravi Karunanayake during their bilateral meeting in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 19, 2017. Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Bahrain charges activist with 'terrorism': Amnesty 19 Jul 2017 - 09:49 pm
Ebtisam al-Saegh was accused of
Australian woman shot in Minneapolis called twice to report an assault 19 Jul 2017 - 09:31 pm
Justine Damond, also known as Justine Ruszczyk, from Sydney, is seen in this 2015 photo released by Stephen Govel Photography in New York, U.S., on July 17, 2017. Stephen Govel Photography/Handout via REUTERS
Singapore offers Manila drones, urban warfare training 19 Jul 2017 - 01:22 pm
Philippine soldiers are seen past .45 caliber handguns ahead of a handover of some 3,000 units of the weapons to the military, at Malacanang Palace in Manila on July 18, 2017. President Duterte announced plans July 18 to extend martial law in the southern
Russia backs bill to strip 'terrorists' of citizenship 19 Jul 2017 - 01:22 pm
Putin called for such a law after the April 3 attack in the second city of Saint Petersburg by a bomber who was born in Kyrgyzstan but then gained Russian citizenship.
Chile moves to ease strict abortion laws 19 Jul 2017 - 12:49 pm
A demonstrator is detained by police officers after shouting slogans against abortion inside the Chilean congress during a session legislating a draft law which seeks to ease the country's strict abortion ban, in Valparaiso, Chile July 18, 2017. Reuters/R
Iran’s Rouhani says new US sanctions violate nuclear accord 19 Jul 2017 - 12:48 pm
Hassan Rouhani
Opposition infighting in Syria's Idlib kills 14: monitor 19 Jul 2017 - 12:29 pm
People inspect the site after an attack with a bomb-laden vehicle near the Al Majd hospital in Idlib, Syria on July 16, 2017. (Ahmed Momar - Anadolu Agency)
Montenegro wildfires rage but 'under control' in Croatia 19 Jul 2017 - 12:19 pm
Local men look on during the extinguishing operation in Tivat, Montenegro on July 18, 2017. 150 fire department workers, soldiers and local people mobilized to extinguish the forest fires in Western Balkan countries; Montenegro, Croatia and Bosnia and Her