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Protests brew as Venezuela leader denies coup 01 Apr 2017 - 08:42 am
Opposition supporters shout slogans during a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government in San Cristobal, Venezuela March 31, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez
Why is Maduro still in power in Venezuela? 01 Apr 2017 - 08:38 am
An opposition supporter with a sign that reads,
Boko Haram kidnap 22 girls, women in northeast Nigeria 01 Apr 2017 - 08:35 am
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Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro rejects coup claims in crisis 01 Apr 2017 - 08:32 am
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting with supporters in Caracas, Venezuela March 31, 2017. Miraflores Palace
Stranded in Serbia, migrants endure an odyssey of violence 01 Apr 2017 - 08:27 am
Attal Shafihullah, a 16-years old migrant from Afghanistan, poses for a photograph in a park near the central bus station in Belgrade on March 24, 2017. AFP / Oliver Bunic
Spain must have a say in Gibraltar's future post-Brexit: EU 01 Apr 2017 - 08:27 am
President of the European Council Donald Tusk (left) and Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat during a joint news conference about Brexit in Valletta, Malta, yesterday.
Son of popular Mexican singer 'Pepe Aguilar' nabbed for human smuggling 01 Apr 2017 - 08:15 am
Four Chinese citizens in the trunk of a car that Customs and Border Protection reports was being driven by 24-year-old Jose Emiliano Aguilar, son of Mexican superstar Pepe Aguilar. The car was stopped at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in San Diego, Calif.,
Malaysia will not sever ties with North Korea, prime minister says 01 Apr 2017 - 08:14 am
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Le Pen's worldwide hunt for French campaign funds draws a blank 01 Apr 2017 - 08:14 am
Marine Le Pen, French National Front leader and candidate for the presidential election, talking to residents as she visits a market in Concarneau, yesterday.
Thai Muslims ‘appreciate Erdogan’s Islamic sensitivity’ 01 Apr 2017 - 08:14 am
Workers assemble steel for one of the pavilions surrounding the late Thai king Bhumibol Adulyadej's funeral pyre in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, yesterday.
Canada extends mission against Islamic State group three months 01 Apr 2017 - 08:07 am
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Maduro attacked from own camp over Venezuela power grab 01 Apr 2017 - 08:05 am
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro gestures during a meeting with supporters in Caracas, Venezuela March 31, 2017. Miraflores Palace
New York mayor backs plan to shut notorious prison 01 Apr 2017 - 07:57 am
A corrections van enters Rikers Island on March 31, 2017 in New York City. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has said that he agrees with the fundamentals of a plan to close the jail complex on Rikers Island within 10 years. Spencer Platt/AFP
Expelled South Korean president arrested 01 Apr 2017 - 07:56 am
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South Africa’s ANC divided, Zuma undermined by cabinet reshuffle 01 Apr 2017 - 07:40 am
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'Exiled' Kuwaiti opposition figure Saad al-Ajmi returns home 01 Apr 2017 - 07:40 am
Saad al-Ajmi (C), former spokesman of the opposition Popular Action Movement, hugs his children upon his return home on March 30, 2017, south of Kuwait City. Ajmi, who was deported to Saudi Arabia after revoking his citizenship was allowed to return home
Australia bolsters security checks for flights from Middle East 01 Apr 2017 - 06:13 am
A view of Dubai airport
Syria’s warring sides trade insults after Geneva talks 31 Mar 2017 - 08:11 pm
Syria's main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) leader Nasr al-Hariri (L) arrives with his delegation for a press conference following a meeting with the United Nations Special Envoy for Syria during Syria peace talks in Geneva on March 31, 2017