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Trump softens promise of border wall, says parts could be fence 13 Nov 2016 - 09:57 pm
A general view shows a newly built section of the US Mexico border wall at Sunland Park, US, opposite the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, November 9, 2016. (REUTERS / Jose Luis Gonzalez)
Islamic State uses wooden tanks and bearded mannequins in decoy attempts 13 Nov 2016 - 09:53 pm
A displaced Iraqi woman cries after she finds out that her 15-year-old son Maitham was killed by an Islamic State mortar in Samah neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
India hikes money withdrawal limits, seeks states' help 13 Nov 2016 - 09:13 pm
A man sells garlands made of Indian currency notes at a market in Jammu, India, November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Mukesh Gupta
Merkel's bloc expected to decide Monday whom to back for president 13 Nov 2016 - 08:49 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves the chancellery after a meeting with party leaders of Germany's ruling coalition Sigmar Gabriel and Horst Seehofer, in an new attempt to reach consensus on a nominee to replace outgoing president Joachim Gauck, on No
Cyprus talks a ‘last opportunity’, Turkey foreign minister says 13 Nov 2016 - 08:44 pm
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Mauritanian clerics urge for blogger’s death penalty to be applied 13 Nov 2016 - 08:32 pm
Mohamed Ould Cheikh Ould Mkhaitir
Dozens killed in weekend of fresh violence in Myanmar's Rakhine 13 Nov 2016 - 08:28 pm
In this handout photograph released by the Myanmar Armed Forces on November 13, 2016, Myanmar soldiers view the crater from a landmine explosion on a bridge in Maung Nama Taung village of Maungdaw, located in Rakhine State near the Bangladesh border on No
Iraqi forces say recapture ancient city of Nimrud 13 Nov 2016 - 08:18 pm
This file photo taken on April 09, 2013 shows a partial view of an ancient statue dated from the Assyrian civilization, at the archaeological site of Nimrud that lies on the Tigris River around 30 kilometres (18 miles) southeast of Mosul, Iraq's second ci
Trump vows to immediately deport up to three million immigrants 13 Nov 2016 - 07:32 pm
A Donald Trump supporter yells at anti-Trump protesters outside the Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas on November 12, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The election of Trump as president has sparked protests in cities across the country. (Ethan Miller/
Iraq troops aim to tighten noose on Islamic State in Mosul 13 Nov 2016 - 07:17 pm
A displaced man sleeps on the table at a school used as a shelter in Bawiza, north of Mosul, Iraq November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Ari Jalal
Rival Somalia regions agree to bury the hatchet, again 13 Nov 2016 - 06:59 pm
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Egypt mourns 'The Magician' star Mahmoud Abdel Aziz 13 Nov 2016 - 06:56 pm
Poussy Chalabi (C), wife of Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel Aziz, mourns during his funeral in a suburb of Cairo on November 13, 2016. Abdel Aziz, who died the day before at the age of 70, starred in more than 90 feature films and worked under some of Egypt'
80,000 gather for Catalan pro-independence demo 13 Nov 2016 - 06:54 pm
Former President of the Catalan Government Artur Mas (C-L) and Catalan Parliament President Carme Forcadell (C) applaud during a demonstration organized by ANC (Catalan National Assembly), AMI (Association of Municipalities for Independence) and Omnium Cu
Eagles of Death Metal singer denies refused entry to Paris Bataclan 13 Nov 2016 - 06:42 pm
Singers Jesse Hughes of US rock group Eagles of Death Metal arrives near the Bataclan concert hall in Paris on November 13, 2016, for a ceremony to mark the first anniversary of the Paris terror attacks. 130 people were killed on November 13, 2015 by gunm
Quake strikes New Zealand, thousands flee homes as tsunami hits 13 Nov 2016 - 06:41 pm
A tsunami warning alert is seen on a notice board above State Highway 1 in Wellington early on November 14, 2016 following an earthquake centred some 90 kilometres (57 miles) north of New Zealand's South Island city of Christchurch. A powerful 7.8 magnitu
Amid Paris' pain, a call for tolerance 13 Nov 2016 - 06:36 pm
A man puts a candle near a peace symbol made with flowers on place de la Republique in Paris on November 13, 2016 as France marked the first anniversary of the Paris attacks with sombre ceremonies and painful memories for the relatives of the 130 people k
6.2-magnitude quake shakes northwestern Argentina 13 Nov 2016 - 06:25 pm
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UAE urges more US involvement in Mideast under Trump 13 Nov 2016 - 06:17 pm