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US gymnast Maroney reveals abuse by team doctor 18 Oct 2017 - 06:31 pm
This file photo taken on June 23, 2017 shows former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar seen in the 55th District Court where Judge Donald Allen Jr. bound him over in Mason, Michigan, to stand trial on 12 counts of first-degre
Not so fast: France’s Macron and his farmers get trade onto “full” EU agenda 18 Oct 2017 - 06:14 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron said last week that France was in no hurry to a deal with Mercosur by the end of the year, a goal the Commission has set, noting that the mandate dates back to 1999.
Toxic kitchen fumes force EU summit venue switch 18 Oct 2017 - 05:21 pm
The Europa Building, also known as “The Egg” and opened only in January amid controversy over its cost, was evacuated for the second time in under a week after catering staff were again taken ill due to fumes suspected to be leaking from the drains.
Confused whale blocks Marseille marina 18 Oct 2017 - 05:08 pm
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How Spain could suspend Catalonia's autonomy 18 Oct 2017 - 05:05 pm
People hold candles and a Catalan pro-independence 'Estelada' flag during a demonstration in Barcelona against the arrest of two Catalan separatist leaders on October 17, 2017. AFP / PAU BARRENA
Tension in Togo over banned opposition marches 18 Oct 2017 - 04:46 pm
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Austria's far right seeks interior ministry top job in coalition talks 18 Oct 2017 - 04:43 pm
Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern talks to President Alexander Van der Bellen in the presidential office in Vienna, Austria October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Turkey Red Crescent alarmed by humanitarian 'drama' in Syria's Idlib 18 Oct 2017 - 03:16 pm
Children hold hands of a little girl wearing a Turkish flag during Turkish Army's armoured vehicles' deployment to the border line in the Turkish border district of Reyhanli near Syria's Idlib, within the reconnaissance activities in Idlib as part of an i
IS Syria stronghold Raqa falls, but where are its fighters? 18 Oct 2017 - 03:08 pm
A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), backed by US special forces, talks on the radio near Raqa's stadium as they clear the last positions on the frontline on October 16, 2017 in the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists crumbling stronghold.  AFP
Kenya election chief casts doubt on 'free, fair' poll 18 Oct 2017 - 03:06 pm
Kenyan Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) chairman Wafula Chebukati addresses a news conference at the Bomas of Kenya, in Nairobi, Kenya October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya
Head of Syrian army brigade besieged in Deir al-Zor dies 18 Oct 2017 - 02:22 pm
Major General Issam Zahreddine
Xi declares 'new era' for China as party congress opens 18 Oct 2017 - 01:29 pm
China's President Xi Jinping gives a speech at the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party's five-yearly Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2017. AFP / WANG ZHAO
Pakistan arrests 25 Indian fishermen 18 Oct 2017 - 12:51 pm
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EU leaders voice frustration on UK Brexit position, money 18 Oct 2017 - 11:42 am
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U.S. wants evidence over detained staff to end Turkey visa dispute 18 Oct 2017 - 11:30 am
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Madagascar plague death toll climbs to 74 18 Oct 2017 - 11:10 am
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Secret files show US knew about Indonesia purges of 1960s 18 Oct 2017 - 11:00 am
This file photo taken on March 24, 1950 shows President Sukarno receiving officers of the battalion Worang at the palace Gambir in parting. The United States government had intimate knowledge of the Indonesian army's bloody anti-communist purge in the 196
China's Jiang rises from the 'dead' for Communist meeting 18 Oct 2017 - 10:28 am
Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) and Chinese former president Hu Jintao (L), Chinese former president Jiang Zemin (2nd R) attend the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2017.