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Fierce fighting for last IS foothold in eastern Syria 11 Feb 2019 - 01:20 pm
A fighter from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) walks past shops with their fronts painted with the Arabic phrases
Strong storm brings damage - and snow - to Hawaii 11 Feb 2019 - 01:11 pm
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As Indian election looms, Facebook steps up fact-checks 11 Feb 2019 - 01:00 pm
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New Zealand's Ardern says China flight's return not a red flag for ties 11 Feb 2019 - 12:36 pm
File photo of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
US team in Beijing for trade talks after IMF 'storm' warning 11 Feb 2019 - 11:19 am
US Deputy Trade Representative Jeffrey Gerrish (C) and members of his negotiation team leave a hotel ahead of a meeting with Chinese officials in Beijing on February 11, 2019. / AFP / NICOLAS ASFOURI
At least 99 dead after consuming toxic alcohol in India 11 Feb 2019 - 11:00 am
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Crowds mass in Tehran to mark 40 years since Iran revolution 11 Feb 2019 - 10:37 am
A Muslim Shiite cleric walks past the house of the late founder of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, in the holy city of Qom, 130 kilometres south of Tehran on January 15, 2019.  / AFP / ATTA KENARE
Thai junta chief decries coup conjecture as 'fake news' 11 Feb 2019 - 10:11 am
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Acting Pentagon chief Patrick Shanahan arrives in Afghanistan 11 Feb 2019 - 10:01 am
Acting US defense secretary Patrick Shanahan arrives in Kabul, Afghanistan February 11, 2019. REUTERS/Idrees Ali
Acting Pentagon chief makes first Afghanistan trip before next round of peace talks 11 Feb 2019 - 07:39 am
FILE PHOTO: Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani attends a two-day conference on Afghanistan at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, November 27, 2018. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
3,000 evacuated from New Zealand fire can return home 11 Feb 2019 - 07:37 am
Smoke rises from the Richmond fire near Nelson, South Island, New Zealand, February 8, 2019. Chad Sharman/New Zealand Defence Force/Handout via REUTERS
Aussie PM kicks off re-election bid with security vow 11 Feb 2019 - 07:32 am
Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison briefs media about the flooding situation in Queensland during a press conference in Sydney on February 8, 2019. AFP / Saeed KHAN
Doctors demand humanitarian aid be allowed into Venezuela 10 Feb 2019 - 10:28 pm
A cashier counts Venezuelan bolivar notes in a state-run supermarket in Caracas, January 9, 2015. Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Embattled Virginia governor: 'I'm not going anywhere' 10 Feb 2019 - 10:28 pm
Ralph Northam
Thousands join right-wing rally in Madrid, demand PM resign 10 Feb 2019 - 10:28 pm
People gather to stage a protest against the policies of socialist minority government, which is in power for 8 months, on establishing a dialogue with the separatist political parties in Catalonia with the organization of main opposition party People's P
Talks collapse on border deal as US gov't shutdown looms 10 Feb 2019 - 10:28 pm
In this file photo taken on December 17, 2018 the US Capitol is seen in Washington, DC. AFP/Saul Loeb
West China blizzards kill thousands of herd animals 10 Feb 2019 - 10:28 pm
Representative image (Scott Eisen/Getty Images/AFP)
Algeria's Bouteflika confirms run for 5th term 10 Feb 2019 - 08:23 pm
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on June 15, 2015, in Algiers. (AFP/Alain Jocard)