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At least 13 killed in Iraq's Kerbala in firing by security forces: sources 29 Oct 2019 - 09:19 am
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Nepali climber claims new speed record for world's 14 highest peaks 29 Oct 2019 - 09:13 am
(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 16, 2019, Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja takes part in an interview with AFP in Kathmandu. AFP / PRAKASH MATHEMA
Traders begin 2-day nationwide strike 29 Oct 2019 - 09:07 am
Cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan, chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), speaks in Islamabad. (REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo)
Hong Kong disqualifies democracy activist Joshua Wong from district elections 29 Oct 2019 - 08:59 am
In this file photo taken on September 28, 2019 pro-democracy activist and South Horizons Community Organiser Joshua Wong stands in front of the Central Government Complex before the announcement of his run for 2019 District Council elections in Hong Kong.
Sujith Wilson, South Indian boy trapped in borewell, dies despite massive rescue efforts 29 Oct 2019 - 01:25 am
Britto Arockiaraj and Kala Mary with their sons Punith Roshan and Sujith Wilson. (Photo Credit: The Hindu)
Kenya issues smart ID cards to protect fishing and forests 28 Oct 2019 - 10:05 pm
Armed fishermen return from a fishing expedition aboard a boat on March 24, 2017 near Lowarengak, on the western shores of Lake Turkana, northern Kenya. AFP / Tony Karumba
Arkansas lawmaker, civil rights attorney John Walker dies 28 Oct 2019 - 10:05 pm
Photo courtesy of John W. Walker Law Firm.
Celebrities flee fire threatening wealthy Los Angeles neighborhoods 28 Oct 2019 - 10:05 pm
Firefighters battle the Getty Fire in houses on fire in Brentwood, California on October 28, 2019.  AFP / Apu Gomes
Uruguay: small, wealthy nation between regional giants 28 Oct 2019 - 08:43 pm
Among other important literary figures are the poets Ida Vitale (pictured) and Mario Benedetti, and novelist Juan Carlos Onetti.
What a Trump impeachment trial might look like 28 Oct 2019 - 08:42 pm
Donald Trump
Argentina's farmers have some questions for President-elect Fernandez 28 Oct 2019 - 06:46 pm
President elect of Argentina Alberto Fernandez delivers a speech to supporters at the party's headquarters in Buenos Aires on October 27, 2019.  AFP / Ronaldo Schemidt
What is China's Communist Party plenum? 28 Oct 2019 - 06:46 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, October 25, 2019. Reuters/Jason Lee
'Justice for Jerry': Runaway bull charms Croatia 28 Oct 2019 - 05:37 pm
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Croatian turns garden into site for plane parties 28 Oct 2019 - 05:37 pm
Croatian citizen Robert Sedlar poses in front of a former SunAdria Holland Fokker-100 aircraft in his garden in Strmec Stubicki, near Zagreb, Croatia, on October 26, 2019. AFP / Denis Lovrovic
How does UK PM Johnson call an early election? 28 Oct 2019 - 05:37 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson signs a book of condolence during a visit to Thurrock Council Offices in Thurrock, east of London on October 28, 2019, following the October 23, 2019, discovery of 39 bodies concealed in a lorry.  AFP / Stefan Rousse
Dutch Brexit beach party suffers its own postponement 28 Oct 2019 - 05:37 pm
Thousands of people have already signed up for festivities at the seaside resort of Wijk aan Zee near Amsterdam scheduled for October 31, the current deadline for Britain to leave the EU. (AFP file photo / Valery Hache)
Flights and fake passports: The 'VIP packages' enticing Vietnamese to UK 28 Oct 2019 - 03:27 pm
A motorist leaves a People's Credit Fund office, from where local residents can borrow money in Dien Thinh commune of Vietnam's Nghe An province on October 28, 2019. AFP / NHAC NGUYEN
White House official won't testify in impeachment probe without order 28 Oct 2019 - 02:58 pm
The White House in Washington, U.S., October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Tom Brenner