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Dog pulled from ruff seas 220 kms off Thai coast to be adopted by rescuer 16 Apr 2019 - 12:18 pm
A rescued dog is seen after being found stranded swimming in the Gulf of Thailand, Thailand April 12, 2019 in this still image obtained from a social media video on April 16, 2019. FACEBOOK / VITISAK PAYALAW/via REUTERS
Malaysia ex-PM Najib's 1MDB graft trial resumes 15 Apr 2019 - 11:41 am
Malaysia's former prime minister Najib Razak arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court for his trial over 1MDB corruption allegations in Kuala Lumpur on April 15, 2019. Malaysia OUT / AFP / STR
Modi says India undermined Pakistan nuclear threat 14 Apr 2019 - 04:13 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures while speaking at an election rally during the first phase of the Indian general elections in Bhagalpur, in the Indian state of Bihar on April 11, 2019. AFP / Sachin KUMAR
Pakistan: 4 killed in flash flooding 14 Apr 2019 - 04:01 pm
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Indonesians to vote in world's biggest single-day election 14 Apr 2019 - 10:26 am
An Indonesian woman, living in Malaysia, shows her inked finger after casting her overseas ballot in their embassy ahead of the country's April 17 general election, in Kuala Lumpur on April 14, 2019. / AFP / Mohd RASFAN
Three killed in aircraft runway accident near Everest 14 Apr 2019 - 09:56 am
A Summit Air Let L-410 Turbolet aircraft bound for Kathmandu is seen after it hit two helicopters during takeoff at Lukla airport, the main gateway to the Everest region. AFP / STR
North Korea's Kim ready for third summit with Trump 13 Apr 2019 - 07:49 pm
Commuters look at a copy of the Rodong Sinmun newspaper showing an image of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un, at a newstand in a subway station in Pyongyang on April 13, 2019. AFP / Ed JONES
China denounces protectionism in swipe at US trade policy 13 Apr 2019 - 07:13 pm
The Wangjing SOHO development (L), designed by the late Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid, is seen in Beijing on April 13, 2019. AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI
Indonesians flock to final presidential campaign rallies 13 Apr 2019 - 06:45 pm
Indonesian President Joko Widodo gesturing to supporters during his final campaign rally in Jakarta.
Fighting across Afghanistan as Taliban opens offensive before talks 13 Apr 2019 - 05:12 pm
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Modi allies in soup over threats to Indian voters 13 Apr 2019 - 04:52 pm
Activists of Delhi Pradesh Youth Congress burn cut-outs of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Amit Shah during a protest against what they say are politically motivated raids by Income Tax officia
'Mikhail Gorbachev' running for office in Indonesia polls 12 Apr 2019 - 06:54 pm
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Pakistan vegetable market bomb kills 16, half of them minority Hazaras 12 Apr 2019 - 11:30 am
Rescue workers and army soldiers gather at the site of a blast at a vegetable market in Quetta, Pakistan April 12, 2019. REUTERS/Naseer Ahmed
Inside the Pakistani madrasa where India said it killed hundreds of "terrorists" 11 Apr 2019 - 12:14 pm
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Modi favourite as India's incredible election begins 11 Apr 2019 - 07:41 am
An Indian lambadi tribeswoman shows her ink-marked finger after voting at a polling station during India's general election at Pedda Shapur village on the outskirts of Hyderabad on April 11, 2019. AFP / NOAH SEELAM
Philippines bans workers' deployment to Libya amid fighting 10 Apr 2019 - 01:59 pm
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Singapore in second major pangolin seizure in a week 10 Apr 2019 - 12:28 pm
:Pangolin scales that were seized from Customs and were taken by the National Parks Board are pictured in Singapore April 3, 2019. Picture taken April 3, 2019 NATIONAL PARKS BOARD SINGAPORE/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPL
India bans Modi film until after election: officials 10 Apr 2019 - 12:09 pm
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Firefighters search by boat at the base of the cliff from which a section collapsed near Miramar beach, killing one woman and leaving a diver missing, in Biarritz, south-western France, on June 25, 2026. Photo by PHILIPPE LOPEZ / AFP Cliff collapse in French beach resort kills one
Commuters walk in the sun as they cross London Bridge, during a heatwave, in central London on June 24, 2026. (Photo by Toby Shepheard / AFP) At-risk UK elderly bid to stay cool as heatwave bears down

Africa

A South African fan cheers for her team during the 2026 World Cup Group A football match in Guadalupe, Mexico, on June 24, 2026. (Photo by Julio Cesar Aguilar / AFP) South Africans celebrate in the streets after World Cup advance
Healthcare workers carry on a stretcher a patient suffering from the Ebola virus disease from an ambulance at the Ebola Treatment Center (ETC) in Bunia, Ituri, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Benediction MURHABAZI / AFP) Global Ebola risk 'remains low', WHO chief says
Members of specialized response teams enter the morgue of the Evangelical Medical Center of Nyankunde (CME) with the body of a person who died from Ebola virus disease to allow relatives to pay their last respects after washing, disinfection and safe body-wrapping procedures in Bunia, Ituri Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 13, 2026. (Photo by Jospin Mwisha / AFP) DR Congo Ebola outbreak tops 1,000 cases, kills 254
Grooms and brides dance during their wedding ceremony at the Bishop Akinyele Memorial Anglican Church in Ibadan, on June 20, 2026. (Photo by OLYMPIA DE MAISMONT / AFP) Nigerian twins Taiwo and Kehinde marry Taiwo and Kehinde

Americas

Rescue teams operate heavy machinery at the site of a collapsed building in Caracas on June 25, 2026, following earthquakes. (Photo by Juan BARRETO / AFP) Venezuela earthquakes toll more than doubles to 589: president
Rescue workers and volunteers search through the rubble of a collapsed building in Caracas on June 25, 2026, following a series of earthquakes. Photo by Maryorin Mendez / AFP What we know about the foreign victims of Venezuela's quakes
Rescue teams operate heavy machinery at the site of a collapsed building in Caracas on June 25, 2026, following earthquakes. (Photo by Juan Barreto/ AFP) Venezuelans hunt for survivors after quakes kill at least 235
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