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Torrential rain wreaks havoc in Iraq 29 Oct 2015 - 10:29 am

Baghdad: Torrential rain caused chaos across several parts of Iraq on Thursday, with the water causing thigh-high flooding on some Baghdad streets and...

Family feud in Philippines claims seven lives in one week 29 Oct 2015 - 10:21 am

Cotabato, Philippines: Violence between rival clans in the southern Philippines has claimed seven lives in one week with both sides clashing violently on...

South Korean soldier killed in apparent suicide near border with North Korea 29 Oct 2015 - 10:21 am

Seoul: A South Korean soldier was killed in what could be a suicide with a grenade near the western border with North Korea,...

Desperation grows as Afghan-Pakistan quake victims wait for aid 29 Oct 2015 - 10:08 am

Men clear the rubble of their house destroyed by the earthquake in Pakistan, October 29, 2015. Reuters Chitral, Pakistan: Earthquake survivors in Pakistan...

Modi urges 'comprehensive' climate deal 29 Oct 2015 - 10:04 am

PM Narendra Modi addressing the delegates during the India-Africa Forum Summit on October 29, 2015. AFP New Delhi: India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

U.N. investigator questions if Myanmar poll can be free and fair 29 Oct 2015 - 09:47 am

Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi waves to supporters before giving a speech during her campaign in her constituency of Kawhmu township...

Saudi FM renews rejection of any role for Assad in Syria's future 29 Oct 2015 - 09:33 am

Riyadh: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia Adel bin Ahmed Al-Jubeir emphasized the importance of finding a solution for the Syrian crisis...

Australia lashes Amnesty boatpeople claims as 'disgraceful slur' 29 Oct 2015 - 09:29 am

A boat used by Indonesian people smugglers in Rote island. AP Sydney: Australia on Thursday lashed out at damning claims from Amnesty International...

Cargo airplane crashes in Somalia: government official 29 Oct 2015 - 09:26 am

Mogadishu: A cargo airplane with around 10 crew members has crash landed in Somalia in territory controlled by the Islamist Shebab insurgents outside...

Top diplomats seek common ground on Syria in Vienna talks 29 Oct 2015 - 09:17 am

Vienna: Key players in the diplomatic push to end the Syrian war were to meet Thursday seeking common ground over a political transition,...

Supreme court upholds jail term for S. Korea ferry operator 29 Oct 2015 - 09:07 am

Seoul: South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday confirmed a seven-year prison sentence for the CEO of the company that operated the ill-fated Sewol...

Seven children die after migrant boats sink off Greece 29 Oct 2015 - 08:57 am

Volunteer doctors and paramedics try to revive a baby after a boat carrying more than 200 refugees and migrants sunk while crossing part...

35 killed in strikes on Syria hospitals: MSF 29 Oct 2015 - 08:47 am

Beirut: A "significant increase" of air strikes on Syrian hospitals recently has killed at least 35 patients and medical staff and wounded 72,...

Astronaut Scott Kelly to break US spaceflight record 29 Oct 2015 - 08:41 am

Miami: NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will Thursday set a new record for the longest single stretch of time spent in space by an...

Turkish police storm TV stations linked to Erdogan rival 29 Oct 2015 - 08:31 am

Turkish police clash with supporters and employees of Bugun newspaper and Kanalturk television station holding up umbrellas during a protest in Istanbul against...

Austria to build border fence, threatening Schengen zone 29 Oct 2015 - 08:27 am

A boy waits with other migrants and refugees to board a bus in Sentilj, northeastern Slovenia, on October 28, 2015, to continue the...

Vatican marks historic end to official anti-Semitism 29 Oct 2015 - 12:00 am

Vatican City: The Catholic Church on Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of a landmark declaration by which it ended centuries of officially condoned...