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Coalition strikes kill at least 10 Yemen civilians 29 Oct 2016 - 02:20 pm
Yemeni security forces gather at the site where a suicide car bomb exploded next to the central bank in Yemen's second city Aden on October 29, 2016.
Swiss woman held in Spain for holding her kids captive 29 Oct 2016 - 02:17 pm
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Two suicide bombers kill nine in NE Nigeria 29 Oct 2016 - 12:57 pm
Emergency personnel stand near the wreacked remains of a vehicle ripped apart following two suicide bombings in Nigeria's northeast city of Maiduguri on October 29, 2016 where at least nine people and scores of others were injured. / AFP / JOSHOUA OMIRIN
Iraq says foiled IS attack on Ramadi 29 Oct 2016 - 12:55 pm
Peninsula
Iraq forces launch operation to cut Mosul off from Syria 29 Oct 2016 - 12:20 pm
OPERATION. Iraqi forces wait on their vehicles in the village of Umm Mahahir, south of Mosul, on October 28, 2016 after they recaptured it from the Islamic State (IS) group jihadists as part of their operation to retake the main hub city of Mosul. Ahmad A
A guide to presidential elections in Lebanon 29 Oct 2016 - 12:15 pm
A giant poster that bears the portrait of Lebanese presidential candidate Michel Aoun is seen hanging of a building in Sassine square in Beirut's Ashrafieh neighbourhood on October 28, 2016.  AFP / JOSEPH EID
Syria rebels battle to break Aleppo siege 29 Oct 2016 - 12:02 pm
Rebel fighters from the Jaish al-Fatah (or Army of Conquest) brigades have a tea in a building under construction on October 29, 2016 in the neighbourhood of Dahiyet al-Assad, southwest of Aleppo, after they retook control of the area./ AFP / Omar haj kad
5 Rohingya trafficking victims jailed in Myanmar 29 Oct 2016 - 11:47 am
SITTWE, MYANMAR - MAY 2 : Rohingya Muslims pump water at a well in Thet Key Pyin camp near Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine state, Myanmar. ( Sitt Thway Naing - Anadolu Agency )
3 Palestinians injured in clashes with IOF along Gaza border 29 Oct 2016 - 11:32 am
Peninsula
Rebels in Aleppo attack, Putin cautious on new Russian raids 29 Oct 2016 - 11:27 am
Rebel fighters from the Jaish al-Fatah (or Army of Conquest) brigades drive a pick-up on October 29, 2016 in the neighbourhood of Dahiyet al-Assad, southwest of Aleppo, after they retook control of the area.  AFP / Omar haj kadour
Toxic liquor kills 11 in Pakistan 29 Oct 2016 - 11:24 am
Family members comfort each other as they mourn the death of Salamat Maseh, a father of two who died after consuming locally-made toxic liquor in Karachi, Pakistan. (AKHTAR SOOMRO/REUTERS) 2013.
Dylan says Nobel left him 'speechless': Swedish academy 29 Oct 2016 - 11:11 am
Singer Bob Dylan performs during a segment honoring Director Martin Scorsese, recipient of the Music+ Film Award, at the 17th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards in Los Angeles January 12, 2012. Reuters/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo
Lebanon to elect president but divisions run deep 29 Oct 2016 - 11:00 am
A giant poster that reads 'Strong Lebanon' and bears the portrait of Lebanese presidential candidate Michel Aoun is seen on a bridge on the Zalka highway, north of the capital Beirut on October 28, 2016.  AFP / JOSEPH EID
Trump looks for boost from Clinton's new email problem 29 Oct 2016 - 10:53 am
Republican Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump applauds supporters after a rally at the McGrath Amphitheater on October 28, 2016 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  David Greedy / AFP
PM to celebrate Diwali with ITBP 29 Oct 2016 - 10:45 am
An Indian worker bursts firecrackers during a fireworks display at a local marketplace on the eve of Diwali festival in Jammu. AFP / STRINGER
Thousands queue to visit coffin of late Thai king 29 Oct 2016 - 10:44 am
Mourners from the Kamphaeng tribe line up to get into the Throne Hall at the Grand Palace for the first time to pay respects in front of the golden urn of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok, Thailand, October 29, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Iraqi army says 3 more villages captured from Islamic State 29 Oct 2016 - 10:30 am
An Iraqi soldier and a civilian ride a motorbike as smoke rises behind them, on the road between Qayyarah and Mosul on October 28, 2016.  AFP / BULENT KILIC
Iraq forces launch operation to cut Mosul off from Syria 29 Oct 2016 - 10:27 am
A member of Iraqi forces, wearing a skull mask, waits at a checkpoint for people fleeing the main hub city of Mosul on October 28, 2016 between Qayyarah and Mosul during an operation to retake the city from the Islamic State (IS) group. AFP / BULENT KILIC