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Security heightened at disputed Indian religious site ahead of mass gathering 24 Nov 2018 - 10:13 am
People look at a model of a proposed Ram temple that Hindu groups want to build at a disputed religious site in Ayodhya in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, India, November 9, 2018. Picture taken November 9, 2018. REUTERS/Pawan Kumar
Man shot at New Jersey mall on Black Friday; shoppers flee 24 Nov 2018 - 10:08 am
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May heads to Brussels as Spain threatens Brexit summit 24 Nov 2018 - 09:55 am
British flag waves at EU headquarters during British Prime Minister Theresa May meeting with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker in Brussels, Belgium on November 21, 2018. (Dursun Aydemir - Anadolu Agency)
US service member killed in Afghanistan: NATO 24 Nov 2018 - 09:45 am
The American flag sways in the wind at Forward Operating base Baylough in Afghanistan’s Zabul province, June 6, 2010. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Eric Cabral
Afghan forces bear brunt of rising Taliban attacks 24 Nov 2018 - 12:04 am
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Gunmen attack China's consulate in Pakistan as violence flares across region 24 Nov 2018 - 12:04 am
Pakistani security forces take measures outside the Chinese consulate after an armed attack in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on November 23, 2018. At least seven people were killed. Sabir Mazhar/Anadolu Agency
Singapore fires starting gun on sensitive political transition 24 Nov 2018 - 12:04 am
Singapore's Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat (R) speaks as Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing smiles during a press conference by ruling People Action Party (PAP) in Singapore on November 23, 2018.  AFP /Ariffin Jamar/The Straits Times”
Islamic values against gender discrimination: Erdogan 24 Nov 2018 - 12:04 am
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (4th R) presses a button during the opening ceremony of the Istanbul Medeniyet University Science and Advanced Technology Application and Research Center and also groundbreaking ceremony of the Ziraat Bank Library in Istanbu
No 'artificial deadlines' for Syria peace process: Russia 23 Nov 2018 - 07:49 pm
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov takes part in the summit of Foreign Ministers of Mediterranean countries Forum MED 2018, in Rome, on November 23, 2018. AFP / Filippo Monteforte
Portugal promises to help Angola recover "unexplained assets" 23 Nov 2018 - 07:49 pm
Angolan president Joao Lourenco Angolan president Joao Lourenco (C) wipes his face after delivering a speech at the parliament in Lisbon on November 22, 2018. AFP / Francisco Leong
British man seeks China state TV ban for forced confession 23 Nov 2018 - 07:49 pm
Peter Humphrey submitted the complaint against China Central Television and its international division, China Global Television, for violating British broadcasting rules.
Wife of Briton jailed by UAE hopes for clemency release 23 Nov 2018 - 07:49 pm
Daniela Tejada said the family of her husband Matt Hedges had submitted a letter asking for clemency from UAE authorities on Wednesday, just hours after he received the jail term.
Investigators find Russia envoy assassin’s link to FETO 23 Nov 2018 - 07:49 pm
Several suspects familiar with off-duty police officer Mevlut Mert Altintas -- who assassinated Andrey Karlov at an Ankara art gallery on Dec. 19, 2016 -- confirmed to investigators that he had attended gatherings where publications and sermons of Gulen w
5 killed after helicopter crashes in Dominican Republic 23 Nov 2018 - 07:49 pm
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Separatists attack Chinese Consulate in Pakistan, killing 4 23 Nov 2018 - 06:15 pm
Pakistani security forces take measures outside the Chinese consulate after an armed attack in  Karachi on November 23, 2018. At least seven people were killed. (Sabir Mazhar/Anadolu Agency)
Suicide blast kills at least 31 in Pakistan market 23 Nov 2018 - 06:15 pm
A Pakistani army soldier distributes drinks to suicide blast victims in a hospital in Kohat on November 23, 2018. AFP / Abdul Majeed
'Well-founded' hopes for Aghanistan peace: UN 23 Nov 2018 - 05:26 pm
Afghan National Army (ANA) cadets demonstrate their skills during a graduation ceremony at the ANA training centre in Herat province on November 19, 2018. AFP / Hoshang Hashimi
Central African Republic militia leader appears at ICC 23 Nov 2018 - 05:26 pm
Members of the armed forces arrest on October 29, 2018 Central African MP Alfred Yekatom who represents the southern M'baiki district former militia leader, after he fired the gun at the parliament in Bangui.  AFP / Gael Grilhot