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Catalan vote trial 09 May 2017 - 02:17 am
Catalan parliament President Carme Forcadell (R) and member of the Catalan parliament board Anna Simo wave upon their arrival at the TSJC (Superior Court of Catalonia) in Barcelona on May 8, 2017. Forcadell is charged with civil disobedience and misuse of
Merkel's party aims for tie-ups with FDP & Greens 09 May 2017 - 02:17 am
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (left) and Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen at a CDU board meeting, in Berlin, yesterday.
Hundreds of migrants feared dead in Mediterranean 09 May 2017 - 02:17 am
People are seen on board of ship Golfo Azurro during their way to Italy after they were rescued in the Mediterranean Sea in Italy.
SPD goes back to drawing board after lose 09 May 2017 - 02:17 am
Alice Weidel (right) and Alexander Gauland of the anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AFD) arrive for a meeting after the Schleswig-Holstein regional state elections, in Berlin, yesterday.
Canada floods hit thousands 09 May 2017 - 02:14 am
Mina Tayarani carrying a bag of her belongings as she is evacuated from her home in a flooded residential neighbourhood in Ile Bizard, Quebec, yesterday.
Facebook warns of fake news danger ahead of UK election 09 May 2017 - 01:54 am
Tim Farron, leader of Britain's Liberal Democrat Party, campaigns in St Andrews, Scotland, yesterday.
May to bring down influx of migrants 09 May 2017 - 01:54 am
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May addresses Conservative candidates for London and the southeast at the Dhamecha Lohana Centre in Harrow, northwest London, yesterday.
Trump has opened the door to some unions, but not others 09 May 2017 - 01:54 am
Native American leaders and climate activists prepare to protest outside a Chase Bank location, in opposition to the Keystone XL Pipeline, in Seattle, yesterday.
Venezuela oppn boycotts meeting on Maduro assembly; clashes rage 09 May 2017 - 01:54 am
Opposition supporters clash with riot police during a rally against President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, yesterday.
If elected, South Korea’s Moon may put economy ahead of jobs and tax hikes 09 May 2017 - 01:38 am
Moon Jae-in (centre), the presidential candidate of the Democratic Party of Korea, attends his election campaign rally in Seoul.
Malaysia seizes record haul of pangolin scales 09 May 2017 - 01:38 am
Customs officials hold up seized pangolin scales at Kuala Lumpur airport, Customs complex in Sepang, yesterday.
South Koreans vote for new president to succeed ousted Park 09 May 2017 - 01:38 am
Hong Joon-pyo, the presidential candidate of the Liberty Korea Party during his election campaign rally in Daegu, yesterday.
Macron gears up for challenges ahead 09 May 2017 - 01:28 am
Outgoing French president Francois Hollande (right) and French president-elect Emmanuel Macron talk as they walk during the ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany during WWII on May 8, 1945 under the Arc de Triomphe monumen
A Who’s Who of Emmanuel Macron’s inner circle 09 May 2017 - 01:28 am
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Unbowed Le Pen looks ahead to parliamentary elections 09 May 2017 - 01:28 am
French riot police face off with demonstrators the day after the country went to the polls, in Paris, yesterday. Police arrested 141 people in eastern Paris in clashes with masked protesters after the election of pro-business independent Emmanuel Macron a
Philippine drug war faces UN rights review 09 May 2017 - 01:27 am
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech shown on a screen during the universal periodic review of the Philippines by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in Geneva, yesterday.
Philippine-US joint military drills kick off 09 May 2017 - 01:16 am
Officials link arms during the opening of the annual Philippine-US military exercises at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Manila, yesterday.
Suu Kyi receives award on UK visit amid protest 09 May 2017 - 01:16 am
Protesters hold placards as Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi visits the Guildhall in London, yesterday.