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More governments manipulate media with 'bots,' trolls: study 14 Nov 2017 - 08:32 am
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Indonesian volunteers save six beached whales 14 Nov 2017 - 08:27 am
Locals look on as a pod of sperm whales are stranded in shallow water in Durung Village, Aceh Besar, Aceh, Indonesia November 13, 2017 in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Ampelsa/ via REUTERS
Philippines' Duterte vows comfort for Russian drug suspects 14 Nov 2017 - 08:10 am
An image of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte addressing the 20th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Three (APT) Commemorative Summit on the sideline of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila on Novemb
Catalan ex-leader says independence not only solution to crisis 13 Nov 2017 - 11:12 pm
Carles Puigdemont
Iran- Iraq border earthquake death toll crosses 450 13 Nov 2017 - 10:55 pm
An inside view of a destroyed building is seen at Sarpol-e Zahab province of Kermanshah, Iran on November 13, 2017 following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that hit the Iraq and Iran. (Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency)
Hamas blasts UN envy for 'biased' statements 13 Nov 2017 - 09:01 pm
A Palestinian youth poses in front of his national flag during celebrations in Gaza City after rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah reached agreement on October 12, 2017 (AFP / Mohammed Abed)
North Syria air raids’ toll rose to 29 civilians 13 Nov 2017 - 09:00 pm
People gather next to bodies following a reported airstrike on the rebel-held town of Atareb in Syria's northern Aleppo province on November 13, 2017. AFP / Zein Al Rifai
Myanmar army denies Rohingya abuses ahead of Tillerson visit 13 Nov 2017 - 08:55 pm
Rohingya Muslims wait to cross the border to Bangladesh, in a temporary camp outside Maungdaw, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar November 12, 2017. Picture taken on November 12, 2017. Reuters/Wa Lone
Jordan switches on world’s largest solar plant in refugee camp 13 Nov 2017 - 08:00 pm
Syrian refugee children play during a sand storm at the Zaatari refugee camp on November 13, 2017. Some 80,000 Syrian refugees living in the Zaatari camp will have access to 14 hours of electricity per day instead of eight hours, thanks to the opening of
Air raids kill 21 civilians in northern Syria: monitor 13 Nov 2017 - 07:19 pm
Syrians dig through the debris of a building as they search for survivors following a reported airstrike on the rebel-held town of Atareb in Syria's northern Aleppo province on November 13, 2017.  AFP / Zein Al RIFAI
Weaker than ever, May faces test in UK parliament over Brexit plans 13 Nov 2017 - 06:42 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street in London, November 1, 2017. Reuters/Toby Melville
15,000 scientists say threats to planet now 'far worse' 13 Nov 2017 - 06:22 pm
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Syria on agenda as Putin and Erdogan meet in Russia 13 Nov 2017 - 06:15 pm
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (L) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shake hands during their meeting at the State Residence of Russian President in Sochi, Russia on November 13, 2017. ( Kayhan Özer - Anadolu Agency )
Traffic chaos as protesters besiege Pakistan's capital 13 Nov 2017 - 04:48 pm
Pakistani activists of the Tehreek-i-Labaik Yah Rasool Allah Pakistan (TLYRAP) religious group search a motorcyclist along a blocked highway during a week long protest in Islamabad on November 13, 2017. (AFP / AAMIR QURESHI)
Pakistan troops kill militants in shootout on Afghan border 13 Nov 2017 - 03:55 pm
Pakistan , Afghanistan border in Bajaur
Quake leaves trail of death and destruction in Iraq 13 Nov 2017 - 03:25 pm
Earthquake survivors waits at the outside of the damaged and collapsed buildings in Sarpol-e Zahab town of Kermanshah, Iran on November 13, 2017 following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that hit the Iraq and Iran. Fatemeh Bahrami - Anadolu Agency
France pays tribute to Paris dead two years on 13 Nov 2017 - 03:19 pm
A woman lays a bunch of flowers near a plaque commemorating the victims of a shooting at La Belle Equipe cafe - restaurant during ceremonies across Paris marking the second anniversary of the terror attacks of November 2015 in which 130 people were killed
Istanbul airport attack suspects on trial over terror 13 Nov 2017 - 03:13 pm
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