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Turkish-backed rebels advance in northern Syria 25 Oct 2016 - 11:50 am
A Turkey-backed rebel fighter in Marea shoots towards Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) in Tel Rifaat [Khalil Ashawi/Reuters]
Deadly Blast Kills 14, Injures 147 in Northwestern China 25 Oct 2016 - 11:31 am
Rescue workers search at site after an explosion hit a town in Fugu county, Shaanxi province, China, October 24, 2016. China Daily/via REUTERS
Four dead after Australia theme park disaster 25 Oct 2016 - 11:20 am
Media gather at the Dreamworld theme park on Gold Coast on October 25, 2016, after four people were killed when a park ride malfunctioned. Four people were killed at a theme park on Australia's popular Gold Coast on October 25, police said, with witnesses
US general visits Saudi amid Yemen bombing concerns 25 Oct 2016 - 11:19 am
File photo of US Central Command chief General Joseph Votel. Reuters
UN aborts plan to evacuate patients from Aleppo, blames all parties 25 Oct 2016 - 10:52 am
Syrians who were living in the rebel-held side of Aleppo are seen inside an ambulance after nearly 50 people fled the rebel held eastern districts of the battered city into the government-controlled west on October 24, 2016. AFP / GEORGE OURFALIAN
Philippines' Duterte tells worried foreign businesses to go 25 Oct 2016 - 10:46 am
President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a news conference before his departure for Japan, at the Ninoy Aquino International airport in Paranaque, Metro Manila in the Philippines, October 25, 2016. Reuters/Erik De Castro
Demolition of France's "Jungle" migrant camp set to begin 25 Oct 2016 - 10:37 am
The shadow of a migrant falls on a sign with the population of
Gunmen kill 59 in attack on police academy in Pakistani city of Quetta 25 Oct 2016 - 10:28 am
Pakistani soldiers stand at the entrance to The Police Training College in Quetta on October 25, 2016, after an overnight militant attack on the establishment. AFP / Banaras Khan
Four killed on ride at Australia's biggest theme park 25 Oct 2016 - 10:08 am
Emergency services vehicles can be seen outside the Dreamworld theme park at Coomera on the Gold Coast, Australia, October 25, 2016 after a number of people were reported killed on a ride at Australia's biggest theme park. AAP/Scott Bailey/via REUTERS
Two Saudi security officers shot dead by gunmen: Arabiya TV 25 Oct 2016 - 09:41 am
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Explosion hits southern Turkey's Antalya, some casualties: CNN Turk 25 Oct 2016 - 09:38 am
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Time to declare: Ukrainian anti-corruption reform faces threats 25 Oct 2016 - 09:04 am
Police officers stand guard during a rally in front of the Ukrainian parliament building in Kiev, Ukraine, October 18, 2016. Reuters/Valentyn Ogirenko
Islamic State takes control of half Iraqi town near Jordan-Syria border - sources 25 Oct 2016 - 08:53 am
Even as Iraqi Kurdish Regional Government's peshmerga forces attack to capture Tizxirab Village of Bashiqa district, IS targets increase their area of control near border with Syria and Jordan. Yunus Kele? / Anadolu Agency
Colombia 'torpedoing' peace talks, say ELN rebels 24 Oct 2016 - 11:11 pm
Ecuador's Foreign Minister Guillaume Long offers a press conference in Quito on October 24, 2016 regarding the peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the ELN rebel group that are scheduled to begin on October 27 in the Ecuadorean capital.
New deaths put Italy on track for sombre migrant records 24 Oct 2016 - 11:01 pm
Women disembark from the Siem Pilot on October 24, 2016 in Palermo after rescue operations of migrants at see during the week-end. During a dramatic 24 hours, the crew of the Norwegian Siem Pilot, a vessel built as an oil platform supply ship but now used
Hayden a symbol of when youth took history into own hands 24 Oct 2016 - 09:50 pm
his file photo taken on April 20, 2004 shows former US senator Tom Hayden attending the Death Penalty Focus Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Peace activist Tom Hayden, whose radical views were at the forefront of the anti-V
Tom Hayden, activist known for Vietnam protests, dies at 76 24 Oct 2016 - 09:38 pm
This file photo taken on June 25, 2007 shows former US senator and author Tom Hayden posing before signing copies of his book,
Venezuela’s Maduro in surprise visit to Pope 24 Oct 2016 - 09:08 pm
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaking during a meeting with ministers at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on May 13, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / VENEZUELAN PRESIDENCY / MARCELO GARCIA)