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Keeping it real: UN climate talks struggle to stay relevant 18 Nov 2017 - 09:01 am
Peninsula
Clear Syria’s Afrin of YPG militia: Erdogan 18 Nov 2017 - 12:00 am
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during the Justice and Development (AK) Party’s provincial heads meeting in Ankara, yesterday.
Three dead as clashes mark Kenyan opposition leader's return 17 Nov 2017 - 11:39 pm
Supporters of Kenyan's opposition party National Super Alliance (NASA) react following the sound of gunshots during a demonstration on November 17, 2017 in Nairobi.  AFP / Yasuyoshi Chiba
Six children among 19 killed in shelling near Damascus 17 Nov 2017 - 11:02 pm
The bodies of Syrian children who died following reported shelling by Syrian government forces lie in a makeshift morgue in the rebel-held town of Douma in Syria's eastern Ghouta region, on November 17, 2017. AFP / Amer Almohibany
Mugabe defiant despite mounting pressure to go 17 Nov 2017 - 10:54 pm
Zimbabwean War veterans leader Christopher Mutsvangwa delivers a speech during a press conference after the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) took over control of government in Harare, Zimbabwe, 17 November 2017. (Wilfred Kajese - Anadolu Agency)
EU hands British PM Theresa May new Brexit ultimatum 17 Nov 2017 - 10:54 pm
France's President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Britain's Prime minister Theresa May talk while walking to the luncheon during the European Social Summit in Gothenburg, Sweden, on November 17, 2017. AFP / Jonathan Nackstrand
Sicilian Mafia 'Beast' Toto Riina dies 17 Nov 2017 - 08:39 pm
Riina, who had been serving 26 life sentences and is thought to have ordered more than 150 murders, had been in a medically induced coma after his health deteriorated following two operations.
US-backed Syria forces spokesman 'held by Turkish intelligence' 17 Nov 2017 - 08:10 pm
This file photo taken on November 17, 2015 shows Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) spokesman Talal Ali Sello posing for a photo during an interview with AFP in the coalition's headquarters in the northeastern Syrian city of Hasakeh. AFP / Delil Souleiman
After Russian veto, UN weighs bid to save Syria gas attacks probe 17 Nov 2017 - 07:44 pm
Russian Ambassador to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya replaces his sign after waving it during a meeting of the U.N. Security Council to vote on a bid to renew an international inquiry into chemical weapons attacks in Syria, during a meeting at the U.N
Iraqi forces recapture last Islamic State-held town 17 Nov 2017 - 07:41 pm
raqi forces show victory signs after they captured Rawa town, the last remaining town under Islamic State control, Iraq November 17, 2017. Reuters/Stringer
Pakistan issues “last warning” to Islamists blocking route into capital 17 Nov 2017 - 07:29 pm
Khadim Hussain Rizvi, leader of the Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan an Islamist political party, attends Friday prayers during a sit-in in Rawalpindi, Pakistan November 17, 2017. Reuters/Faisal Mahmood
Syrian's looming deportation rocks Slovenia 17 Nov 2017 - 07:19 pm
FILE PHOTO: Migrants protest at Greece-Macedonia border (AFP)
Macron says Iran misunderstands France’s “balanced” position in region 17 Nov 2017 - 07:13 pm
France's President Emmanuel Macron (2L) speaks on his cell phone while leaving the luncheon during the European Social Summit in Gothenburg, Sweden, on November 17, 2017. AFP / Jonathan Nackstrand
Zimbabwe military take-over: what next for Mugabe? 17 Nov 2017 - 05:57 pm
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe (C) makes his first public appearance four days after the Zimbabwe National Army (ZNA) took over control of government in Harare, Zimbabwe, 17 November 2017. (Tafadzwa Ufumeli - Anadolu Agency)
Mugabe in first public appearance since army takeover 17 Nov 2017 - 05:31 pm
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe appeares in public in capital Harare for the first time since the military moved against him, on November 17, 2017 in Harare, Zimbabwe. Mugabe was spotted at a graduation ceremony at the Zimbabwe Open University. (Tafadz
Mugabe refuses to stand down in talks with military 16 Nov 2017 - 11:01 pm
This screengrab from Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation (ZBC) taken on November 16, 2017, shows Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe (2R) as he poses alongside Zimbabwe Defence Forces Commander General Constantino Chiwenga (R) and South African envoys at State
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe, coup chief meet with smiles and handshakes 16 Nov 2017 - 10:36 pm
An image published in The Herald (@HeraldZimbabwe) website in which Mugabe meets ZDF Commander General Constantino Chiwenga, Father Fidelis Mukonori and South African envoys at State House this afternoon.
From Malaysian backrooms, Rohingya send what little they can to fleeing relatives 16 Nov 2017 - 07:56 pm
A sign outside a licensed money transfer company in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 2, 2017. Thomson Reuters Foundation/ Beh Lih Yi