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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.
Two injured in shooting at South Africa's Cape Town airport 18 Oct 2017 - 10:18 am
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At least six killed, several wounded in Pakistan blast 18 Oct 2017 - 10:09 am
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New Zealand kingmaker set to decide election Thursday 18 Oct 2017 - 09:44 am
This combination file photo created on September 25, 2017 shows New Zealand's then-Deputy Prime Minister Bill English (L) in Wellington on December 5, 2016, leader of the Labour Party Jacinda Ardern (C) in Wellington on August 1, 2017 and New Zealand's th
Xi declares 'new era' for China as party congress opens 18 Oct 2017 - 09:36 am
Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a speech at the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2017./ AFP / WANG ZHAO
Trump endorses short-term bipartisan fix for ObamaCare 18 Oct 2017 - 08:37 am
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Catalonia independence push sparks tourism slump 18 Oct 2017 - 08:28 am
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
Kenya poll commissioner quits, says election cannot be 'credible' 18 Oct 2017 - 08:11 am
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Hillary slams Trump's 'dangerous' war of words with N. Korea 18 Oct 2017 - 08:06 am
Former U.S. Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton speaks during an interview with Mariella Frostrup at the Cheltenham Literature Festival in Cheltenham, Britain October 15, 2017. REUTERS/Rebecca Naden
Blast kills security forces in Pakistani city of Quetta - TV 18 Oct 2017 - 08:05 am
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Iraq forces take oil fields, dashing Kurdish dreams 17 Oct 2017 - 10:50 pm
A picture shows an Iraqi army vehicle at the country's Bai Hassan oil field west of Kirkuk on October 17, 2017. Iraqi forces took control of the two largest oil fields in the disputed northern province of Kirkuk demolishing Kurdish hopes of creating a via
Ex Vietnam MP jailed for stealing $16 mn housing deposits 17 Oct 2017 - 08:37 pm
File photo courtesy: thanhnien.vn
Ten arrested in France over suspected plot to target politicians 17 Oct 2017 - 08:29 pm
Source names the targeted politicians include radical left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon.
Kurds abandon territory in the face of Iraq government advance 17 Oct 2017 - 08:29 pm
Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani speaks during a press conference on September 24, 2017 in Arbil. (AFP / Safin Hamed)
Venezuela defends vote, opposition divided over fraud claim 17 Oct 2017 - 08:16 pm
Liliana Hernandez (C), representative of the Venezuelan coalition of opposition parties (MUD), talks to the media during a news conference in Caracas, Venezuela, October 16, 2017. Reuters/Marco Bello
With drug deaths soaring, US indicts Chinese fentanyl producers 17 Oct 2017 - 08:16 pm
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announces new legislation to stop deadly fentanyl and other opiate substances from entering the United States, during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, U.S., October 17, 2017. Reuters/Yuri Gr
Israel says no talks with Palestinian govt that includes armed Hamas 17 Oct 2017 - 07:30 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)
Uzbekistan releases political prisoner after 8 years 17 Oct 2017 - 07:30 pm
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