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Peru's ex-leader Fujimori back in hospital wirth heart problems 06 Aug 2018 - 10:54 pm
Alberto Fujimori has had a number of operations as part of a long-running battle with tongue cancer.
UN chief calls on South Sudan leaders to finalize peace deal 06 Aug 2018 - 10:54 pm
South Sudan President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar meet after he was sworn-in as the First Vice President at the Presidential House in South Sudan's capital Juba, April 26, 2016 (Reuters)
UN backs plan to unblock humanitarian aid to North Korea 06 Aug 2018 - 10:54 pm
People attend a rally in support of North Korean stance against the US on Kim Il-Sung square in Pyongyang on August 9, 2017.  Nearly half of North Korea's population - 10 million people - are undernourished, according to UN officials, who have reported a
Europe bakes again in near-record temperatures 06 Aug 2018 - 09:05 pm
A faithful takes a selfie as she waits for Pope Francis to lead the Angelus prayer as temperature soars throughout the country at the Vatican August 5, 2018. Reuters/Max Rossi
Vandals deface plaque to executed French gay couple 06 Aug 2018 - 09:03 pm
Athletes compete at the fencing event of the 2018 Gay Games at the Salle Armand Massard in Paris on August 5, 2018. AFP / Lucas Barioulet
One dead after tanker truck explodes in Bologna 06 Aug 2018 - 09:03 pm
This handout picture taken from an helicopter and released by the Vigili del Fuoco, the Italian firement, on August 6, 2018, shows black smoke rising in the sky after a tanker exploded on the motorway close to the airport, in Bologna. AFP / HO/ Vigili Dle
Moscow to take 'reciprocal' action after Athens expels Russian diplomats 06 Aug 2018 - 09:03 pm
This file photo taken on January 19, 2018 shows a general view of the Alexander the Great Airport (Aerodrom Aleksandar Veliki) in Skopje. (AFP / Robert Atanasovski)
US waging 'psychological warfare' on Iran: Rouhani 06 Aug 2018 - 08:33 pm
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani disembarks from a plane upon his arrival at the airport in Zurich, Switzerland, July 2, 2018. Reuters/Arnd Wiegmann
Indonesia earthquake death toll rises to 98 06 Aug 2018 - 08:07 pm
Injured victims rest at a makeshift hospital in Pemenang, North Lombok on August 6, 2018, the day after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the area.  AFP / Pikong
Wildfire surges back in Portugal's Algarve, 1,000 firefighters mobilised 06 Aug 2018 - 08:04 pm
A Police officer evacuates locals due to a wildfire close to Monchique in the Portuguese Algarve, on August 4, 2018.  AFP / Carlos Costa
11 killed and nearly 70 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings 06 Aug 2018 - 08:04 pm
Bystanders watch as Chicago Police officers and detectives investigate a shooting where multiple people were shot on Sunday, August 5, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Joshua Lott/Getty Images/AFP
Trump restores Iran sanctions as Rouhani feels economic pressure 06 Aug 2018 - 07:36 pm
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani speaks during a meeting with Muslim leaders and scholars in Hyderabad, India, February 15, 2018. (Reuters / Danish Siddiqui)
In new admin error, Germany expels Uighur man to China 06 Aug 2018 - 06:33 pm
A tank drives through the water during the Suvorov Attack contest at the International Army Games 2018 in Korla, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China July 30, 2018.  Zhang Zhitao/Southern Metropolis Daily via Reuters
Imran Khan's party nominates him as Pakistan's next PM 06 Aug 2018 - 04:46 pm
A supporter of Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), political party, wears a mask and dance on party songs during a campaign rally ahead of general elections in Karachi, Pakistan July 22, 2018. (REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro/File Photo)
Cambodia's Hun Sen says will give speech to UN after "flawed election" 06 Aug 2018 - 12:16 pm
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks during a visit to a garment factory in Phnom Penh on August 2, 2018. / AFP / TANG CHHIN Sothy
Indonesia evacuates tourists after Lombok quake kills 91 06 Aug 2018 - 11:59 am
A collapsed home is seen in Batuyang village in Lombok on August 6, 2018, a day after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the area.  / AFP / Gin Sugi
Bangladesh must improve conditions for Rohingya, scrap island plan: HRW 06 Aug 2018 - 11:43 am
The Kutupalong refugee camp in Bangladesh: a rights group has urged Bangladesh to provide better conditions (AFP Photo/MUNIR UZ ZAMAN)
Bangladesh considers capital punishment for driving deaths 06 Aug 2018 - 10:53 am
Bangladeshi students march along a street during a student protest in Dhaka on August 5, 2018, following the deaths of two college students in a road accident. / AFP / Munir UZ ZAMAN