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War drills on the school curriculum in eastern Ukraine 16 Oct 2018 - 12:59 pm
Schoolchildren cover their heads with their hands as they take part in security exercises in the school in the Kiev-controlled village of Sartana, Donetsk region on October 2, 2018. AFP / Aleksey FILIPPOV
The female car mechanic driving change in patriarchal Pakistan 16 Oct 2018 - 11:24 am
In this picture taken on September 1, 2018, Pakistani motor mechanic Uzma Nawaz, 24, fixes a car at an auto workshop in Multan.  / AFP / S.S. Mirza
Dozens of Afghan police killed or wounded as election nears 16 Oct 2018 - 11:18 am
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Kanye West meets Uganda's president, gifts pair of sneakers 16 Oct 2018 - 11:09 am
Rapper Kanye West (L) and Kim Kardashian (R) pose for a photograph with Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni when they paid a courtesy call at State House, Entebbe, Uganda October 15, 2018. Presidential Press Unit/Handout via REUTERS
Rescuers in Florida Panhandle search for missing people, bodies after hurricane 16 Oct 2018 - 11:07 am
View of the damaged caused by Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Florida, on October 13, 2018. / AFP / HECTOR RETAMAL
Macron moves ruling party chief to Interior Ministry in reshuffle 16 Oct 2018 - 10:52 am
FILE PHOTO: French Junior Minister for the Relations with Parliament Christophe Castaner leaves after the weekly cabinet meeting at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File Photo
Nicaragua frees 30 arrested for staging protest 16 Oct 2018 - 10:51 am
Supporters of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega hold flags of Nicaragua and the Sandinista party during a march called
Iranian border guards kidnapped on border with Pakistan - IRNA 16 Oct 2018 - 09:50 am
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Aussie government blames admin error for 'okay to be white' vote 16 Oct 2018 - 09:45 am
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Trump tells Mattis he is 100 pct behind him after "Democrat" jab 16 Oct 2018 - 09:18 am
In this file photo taken on August 28, 2018 US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis speaks alongside Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford (L) as he holds a meeting with Indonesia Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu at the Pentagon in Was
The burning truth: as farmers set fire to fields, Delhi braces for choking smog 16 Oct 2018 - 09:17 am
A farmer burns the stubble in a rice field in Karnal in the northern state of Haryana, India, October 9, 2018. Picture taken October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi
Spain's elite shaken by 'blackmailer' cop's recordings 16 Oct 2018 - 08:55 am
Spanish Foreign Minister Josep Borrell and Spain's Justice Minister Dolores Delgado attend a parliamentary session in Madrid, Spain, October 10, 2018. REUTERS/Susana Vera
N. Korea slams US for 'evil' sanctions push 16 Oct 2018 - 08:53 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Kumsusan Sun Palace during the celebrations of the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the Korean Workers' Party in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 11, 2018. KCNA
Australian PM faces backlash over surprise shift in Israel policy 16 Oct 2018 - 08:36 am
FILE PHOTO: The new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison attends a news conference in Canberra, Australia August 24, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist Paul Allen dies at 65 16 Oct 2018 - 08:27 am
File photo of Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen on the field before Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S., February 2, 2014. Mark J. Rebilas/File Photo
US defense chief Mattis says he is on Trump's 'team' 16 Oct 2018 - 08:15 am
FILE PHOTO: Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis speaks with the media before an enhanced honor cordon arrival of Greek Minister of Defense Panagiotis Kammenos at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
At Golan crossing reopening, Druze hope to see family soon 16 Oct 2018 - 12:41 am
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Clashes in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon wound 6 15 Oct 2018 - 08:24 pm
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Palestinians receive aids at a United Nations food distribution centre in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, on August 8, 2018. (AFP/ Mahmud Hams)