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Japan protests against U.N. privacy expert's queries on contentious bill 22 May 2017 - 08:33 am
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at his official residence in Tokyo, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo, May 14, 2017, after South Korea's military said that North Korean had fired an unidentified projectile from a region near its west coast.
Cathay Pacific sacks 600 staff in major shakeup 22 May 2017 - 08:27 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 15, 2017 a Cathay Pacific Boeing 777 passenger aircraft (top) taxis past a stationary plane on the tarmac at the international airport in Hong Kong. AFP / Anthony WALLACE
Trump to visit Israel in search of revived peace process 22 May 2017 - 08:17 am
Palestinians print a poster depicting U.S. President Donald Trump in preparations for his planned visit, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma
Philippine minister starts damage control after Duterte's China war remark 22 May 2017 - 08:08 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on April 29, 2017 shows Philippines' President Rodrigo Duterte gesturing as he speaks during a press conference at the end of Association of Souteast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders' summit in Manila. AFP / Ted ALJIBE
Venezuela holds 5,000 Russian surface-to-air MANPADS missiles 22 May 2017 - 08:03 am
FILE PHOTO: A Venezuelan soldier practises on an anti-aircraft artillery simulator as part of a defensive military exercise in conjunction with the general public in Caracas March 14, 2015. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins/File photo
University students walk out on Pence as he touts free speech 22 May 2017 - 07:58 am
US Vice President Mike Pence awaits the arrival of Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos for a breakfast meeting at the US Naval Observatory, the home of the Vice President, in Washington, DC, May 19, 2017. AFP / SAUL LOEB
Hundreds of Dalits protest at Jantar Mantar over Saharanpur clash 21 May 2017 - 09:46 pm
Chandrashekhar, founder of the Bhim Army, addressing the crowds at Jantar Mantar. (Photo courtesy: Abhinav Saha /  Express photo)
Hungarians protest again over clampdown on university, NGOs 21 May 2017 - 09:15 pm
Peninsula
Syria regime regains total control of Homs city 21 May 2017 - 08:44 pm
A rebel fighter carries suitcases and his weapon prior to boarding a bus as rebel fighters and their families evacuate the besieged Waer district in the central Syrian city of Homs, after an agreement reached between rebels and Syria's army, Syria May 21,
UN refugee chief urges Libya to free refugees and asylum seekers 21 May 2017 - 07:32 pm
The United Nations' High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi (R) speaks during a press conference at the Tripoli branch of the Illegal Immigration Authority, next to its director Colonel Mohammed Beshr, in the Libyan capital on May 21, 2017.
Trump tells Middle East to “drive out” Islamist extremists 21 May 2017 - 07:19 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump takes his seat before his speech to the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Turkey's Erdogan returns as ruling party boss after referendum 21 May 2017 - 06:56 pm
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Trump calls for international isolation of Iran 21 May 2017 - 06:51 pm
US President Donald Trump speaks during the Arabic Islamic American Summit at the King Abdulaziz Conference Center in Riyadh on May 21, 2017. Trump tells Muslim leaders he brings message of 'friendship, hope and love' / AFP / MANDEL NGAN
Egypt refers 48 to trial over Islamic State church bombings 21 May 2017 - 05:44 pm
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Bomb attack on powerful Syrian rebel group kills 14 21 May 2017 - 04:14 pm
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Last rebels to leave Syria's Homs aboard buses 21 May 2017 - 03:31 pm
A Syrian opposition fighter arrives at a checkpoint manned by regime forces ahead of their evacuation from Waer neighbourhood, the last opposition-held district in the central city of Homs, on May 20, 2017. AFP / STRINGER
GCC-US summit to consolidate strategic partnership 21 May 2017 - 02:20 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump sits down to a meeting with of Gulf Cooperation Council leaders, including Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (R), during their summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia May 21, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
North Korea fires ballistic missile: Seoul 21 May 2017 - 12:55 pm
Photo: AFP.