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Turkey's Erdogan takes legal action after lawmaker calls him 'fascist dictator' 31 Oct 2017 - 09:15 am
A file photo of Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan. Reuters
China's Xi meets Zuckerberg, Cook in Beijing 31 Oct 2017 - 09:04 am
A collage of file pictures of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Chinese President Xi Jingping and Apple CEO Tim Cook. Reuters
S.Korea, China say to mend ties after THAAD standoff 31 Oct 2017 - 08:36 am
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. REUTERS/U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense
N.Korea hacked Daewoo Shipbuilding, took warship blueprints: S.Korea lawmaker 31 Oct 2017 - 08:35 am
A file photo of the logo of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co is seen at its building in Seoul, South Korea, March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Siege fears as Australia asylum-seeker camp in PNG closes 31 Oct 2017 - 08:32 am
Refugee advocates protest against the closing of asylum-seeker camps in Papua New Guinea, in front of the Sydney Commonwealth government offices on October 31, 2017, as they demand the resettlement of the refugees to Australia. AFP / SAEED KHAN
One body found near wreckage of Russian helicopter off Svalbard 30 Oct 2017 - 10:16 pm
Underwater picture of the wreckage of Russian helicopter missing since Thursday October 26, outside Barentsburg, Svalbard (Spitsbergen), October 29, 2017. G.O. Sars/NTB scanpix/via Reuters
Seven Palestinians killed as Israel hits Gaza tunnel 30 Oct 2017 - 09:29 pm
People gather around bodies of Palestinians killed in a tunnel near the border between Israel and central Gaza Strip October 30, 2017. Reuters/Mohammed Salem
Uhuru Kenyatta: Re-elected, but at what cost? 30 Oct 2017 - 09:19 pm
People watch live broadcast as Uhuru Kenyatta is declared the winner following presidential re-election results by Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on TV at a local electrical shop in Kisumu, on October 30, 2017.  AFP / Yasuy
Britain moves to tackle abuse in a bastion of tradition -parliament 30 Oct 2017 - 09:12 pm
The Houses of Parliament, also known as the Palace of Westminster, are pictured from Westminster Bridge, in London on October 30, 2017. AFP / Niklas Halle'n
France, keen to avoid student anger, plans one billion euro university reform 30 Oct 2017 - 08:24 pm
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron take part in a meeting with New Caledonia representatives in the Murat lounge, at the Elysee palace in Paris on October 30, 2017.  AFP /Ludovic Marin
UK’s Boris Johnson says 1917 Jewish homeland declaration terms “not fully realised” 30 Oct 2017 - 08:17 pm
Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gives a speech at the British Embassy during his European tour on Brexit, in Paris, France, October 27, 2017. Reuters/Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt
Three Palestinians killed in Israeli operation to blow up Gaza tunnel 30 Oct 2017 - 07:02 pm
Israeli soldiers patrol close to the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip on October 30, 2017, near Kibbutz Kissufim in southern Israel. A Palestinian was killed and nine others injured when Israel blew up a tunnel stretching from the Gaza Strip into its te
Nigeria's Buhari sacks two senior aides for graft 30 Oct 2017 - 06:13 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 16, 2015 shows Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari during a press conference in Paris.  AFP / Bertrand GUAY
Man in Armenia takes child hostage at pre-school 30 Oct 2017 - 06:09 pm
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Colombia ceasefire with ELN holds despite killing: govt 30 Oct 2017 - 06:06 pm
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US welcomes Iraq-Kurd leader Barzani's resignation 30 Oct 2017 - 05:51 pm
An Iraqi Kurd wears a scarf bearing a portrait of the Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani, during a protest in support of him, in Arbil, the capital of autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan, on October 30, 2017.  AFP / SAFIN HAMED
Brother of ex-Burkina leader freed after airport arrest 30 Oct 2017 - 05:45 pm
In this photograph taken on December 20, 2012, Francois Compaore, brother of the deposed Burkinabe president Blaise Compaore, looks on during a summit in Ouagadougou.  AFP / Ahmed OUOBA
Spanish prosecutors go after Catalonia's axed leaders 30 Oct 2017 - 05:43 pm
A man sporting a Catalan typical 'barretina' hat plays guitar as other people wave Catalan flags in front of the 'Generalitat' palace (Catalan government headquarters) in Barcelona on October 30, 2017.  AFP / LLUIS GENE