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Tourists flock to swim with sea lions near Peru's capital

Foreign tourists are flocking to a group of rocky islands a few miles off the coast of Peru's capital for a once-in-a-lifetime experience: a chance to swim with sea lions. (Photo | AP)

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A shuttle train linking the Moroccan capital to a town farther north on the Atlantic coast derailed Tuesday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens, Moroccan authorities and the state news agency said. (Photo | AFP)

Passenger train derails in Morocco, at least 7 killed

Animal-rights campaigners are hoping this year's festival season in Nepal will be a little less bloody.(Photo | AP)

Activists hope to stop animal sacrifice during Nepal's biggest festival

Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter, Princess Eugenie, married her wine merchant fiance, Jack Brooksbank at a start-studded ceremony in Windsor Castle on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Princess Eugenie weds Jack Brooksbank: Celebrations at Windsor Castle

Nearly defeated on the battlefields of its would-be caliphate, analysts say the Islamic State group has reverted to what it was before its spectacular conquests in 2014 — a shadowy insurgent network that targets civilian populations with guerrilla-style attacks and exploits state weaknesses to incite sectarian strife. (Photo | AP)

Islamic State reverting to insurgency tactics after losing caliphate

'Whenever death may surprise us, let it be welcome if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.' (YouTube screen grab)

Che Guevara death anniversary: Ten quotes to remember the revolutionary icon

A powerful quake and tsunami left scores dead on the central Indonesian island of Sulawesi, officials said Saturday, as hospitals struggled to cope with hundreds of injured and rescuers scrambled to reach the stricken region. (Photo | AP)

Indonesia struck by powerful earthquake, tsunami leaving scores dead

Oktoberfest, the world’s largest beer festival, begins in Munich, Germany, on 22 September. A celebration of Bavarian folk traditions, the event is attended by more than 6.2 million tourists from around the world. (Photo | AFP)

IN PICTURES | Oktoberfest 2018: The world's largest beer festival

Fourteen police dogs received medals and diplomas during an emotional retirement ceremony in Colombia's capital as the furry heroes wrapped up years of service sniffing out drugs, bombs and bodies. (Photo | AP)

Furry heroes: Colombia honours 14 sniffer dogs at emotional retirement ceremony

Hundreds of solemn people watched Friday as body after body was pulled from a capsized ferry that Tanzanian authorities said was badly overcrowded and upended in the final stretch before reaching shore. (Photo | AP)

Over a hundred killed in Tanzania ferry disaster

Emergency personnel take a family to safety after Little River overflowed its banks and flooded part of the apartment complex on Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, in Spring Lake, N.C. North Carolina Government Roy Cooper warned that the flooding set off by rain from Florence is far from over and will get worse in places. ( Photo | AP)

In Pictures: Hurricane Florence wreaks havoc in northern and southern Carolina

Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide marketing, speaks about the Apple iPhone XS and Apple iPhone XS Max. | Associated Press

Apple unveils new iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR

North Korea staged a huge military parade on Sunday to mark its 70th anniversary as a nation but held back its most advanced missiles and devoted nearly half of the parade to civilian efforts to build the domestic economy. | Associated Press

North Korea holds anniversary parade sans ballistic missiles

'It almost seems like an addiction,' said Dennis, a retired homebuilder who lives in Bellevue, Washington. 'In the old days you had a computer and you had a TV and you had a phone but none of them were linked to the outside world but the phone. You didn't have this omnipresence of technology.' In this Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018, photo, Kathy and Steve Dennis pull off the cover of their 1980's-era Apple II+ computer bought for their then young sons in Bellevue, Wash. | Associated Press

From penny press to Snapchat: Parents fret through the age

Sugarcane juice is the national drink of Pakistan. It is popularly known as “Roh” in the country. (Photo | AFP)

Pakistan Independence Day: Six things to know about the country

People fly into the air as a vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (Photo | AP)

One year later in Charlottesville: Outcry, state of emergency in the wake of anniversary rally

A major earthquake rocked Indonesia's Lombok island on Sunday, killing 400 and leaving thousands homeless. The 7 magnitude Earthquake was followed by a strong after-shock of 5.9 magnitude, hindering rescue operations. The death toll has reached 380, and i

Indonesia: Earthquakes across Lombok Island kills hundreds, render thousands homeless

Indonesia evacuated hundreds of tourists from popular resorts and sent rescuers fanning across the holiday island of Lombok after a powerful quake killed at least 91 people and reduced thousands of buildings to rubble. | AP

Magnitude 7 earthquake rocks Indonesia's Lombok island

South Australia in 2017 passed a law where the identities of anonymous sperm donors could give people the right to information about their genetic parentage, regardless of whether a sperm donor wanted his identity kept secret. A 36-year-old woman has been

IN PICTURES | Law ending sperm donor secrecy helps Australian woman find her biological father

A fire crew from San Luis Obispo County keeps an eye on an advancing wildfire from the perimeter of a residence Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Lakeport, California. ( Photo | AP)

Northern California wildfire remains untamed

A full moon rises behind the ancient temple of Poseidon in cape Sounio, about 65 kilometers (40miles) south of Athens, Friday, July 27, 2018. | AP

Blood moon: World gazes at longest total lunar eclipse of the century in awe

The General Elections in Pakistan was contested by Politicians, dynasts and internationally designated terrorists. After 70 years Pakistan public voted to elect the next Prime Minister of Pakistan. (Photo | PTI)

Pakistan General Elections: Polling for the 11th general election officially ends, results awaited

As Pakistan is set to elect its third consecutive civilian government in Wednesday's parliamentary elections, here is a look at the main candidates and their parties (Photos | AP, AFP)

Pakistan polls: Meet the major Prime Ministerial candidates

A firefighter sprays water on the fire in the town of Mati, east of Athens, Monday, July 23, 2018. Regional authorities have declared a state of emergency in the eastern and western parts of the greater Athens area as fires fanned by gale-force winds rage

Greek wildfire leaves many in distress, death toll on 79

Gale-fanned wildfires raged through holiday resorts near Greece's capital, killing at least 20 people by early Tuesday and injuring more than 104, including 11 in serious condition. A plane flies over the smoke and fire coming the town of Mati, east of At

Greece: Twin wildfires near Athens kill 20, gut vacation resorts

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