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Russia launches cargo ship to space station 14 Oct 2017 - 12:57 pm
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Most French think Macron’s tax policies favour the rich: poll 13 Oct 2017 - 12:03 am
French President Emmanuel Macron (left) attends a meeting with French employer’s body MEDEF union leader Pierre Gattaz at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, yesterday
What we know about Spain's Catalonia crisis 12 Oct 2017 - 08:10 pm
Catalan Regional President Carles Puigdemont evaluates his first 100 days on duty during a meeting with foreign journalists at Palau de la Generalitat in Barcelona (Anadolu Agency / ?enhan Bolelli)
Colombia peace deal cannot be modified for 12 years, court rules 12 Oct 2017 - 09:43 am
Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos and Marxist FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, known as Timochenko, shake hands after signing a peace accord in Bogota, Colombia November 24, 2016. REUTERS/Jaime Saldarriaga.
Bulgaria's tough test in bringing Roma back to school 12 Oct 2017 - 09:35 am
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Bulgaria's tough test in bringing Roma back to school 12 Oct 2017 - 09:24 am
Teachers and social workers who are part of a team for inclusion of children and students in the educational system, talk with children in the Roma neighbourhood of Stolipinovo in the city of Plovdiv on September 13, 2017. AFP / Dimitar DILKOFF
Greenpeace activists stage protest at EDF nuclear power site 12 Oct 2017 - 09:03 am
FILE PHOTO: Steam rises from the cooling towers of the Electricite de France (EDF) nuclear power plant in Belleville-sur-Loire, France, October 20, 2016. Picture taken October 20, 2016. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau/File Photo.
Spain sets clock ticking on Catalan independence row 11 Oct 2017 - 10:03 pm
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has vowed to do everything in his power to prevent Catalan secession following a banned referendum in the region, which remains deeply divided over independence.
Pope wants Catholic opposition to death penalty increased 11 Oct 2017 - 09:52 pm
Pope Francis takes part in a meeting with participants of the Pontifical Council for promoting new evangelization in the Synod hall at the Vatican on October 11, 2017.  AFP / Tiziana Fabi
Greek anarchists break into Spain embassy over Catalonia 11 Oct 2017 - 09:13 pm
Employees of the Spanish embassy remove a banner hung by self-proclaimed anarchists in favor of Catalonian independence, seen at the facade of the Spanish embassy in Athens, Greece, October 11, 2017. The banner reads
Spain gives Catalan leader 5 days to clarify independence 11 Oct 2017 - 07:30 pm
Carles Puigdemont
Spain vows 'all options' open in Catalonia crisis talks 11 Oct 2017 - 01:12 pm
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy (R) presides a crisis cabinet meeting at the Moncloa Palace on October 11, 2017 in Madrid.  AFP /  CESAR P.SENDRA
Blast at Tupras refinery in Turkey's Izmir kills two people - CNN Turk 11 Oct 2017 - 10:27 am
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Britain looking at Google, Facebook role in news: PM May’s spokesman 10 Oct 2017 - 07:21 pm
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May (C) arrives in a car at the studios of the national talk and phone-in radio station, LBC radio, in central London on October 10, 2017.  AFP / Daniel Leal-Olivas
Spain's Socialist leader says would back government on Catalonia 09 Oct 2017 - 04:16 pm
 Pedro Sanchez
Thousands protest in Barcelona against Catalan independence 08 Oct 2017 - 04:23 pm
Peruvian literature Nobel Laureate Mario Vargas Llosa addresses a pro-union demonstration organised by the Catalan Civil Society organisation in Barcelona, Spain October 8, 2017. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
UK: Man held after incident involving car, pedestrians 08 Oct 2017 - 10:37 am
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Italy's high-rise forests take root around the world 08 Oct 2017 - 09:07 am
Photo: AFP.