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ICC war crimes prosecutors seek to open Afghan probe 03 Nov 2017 - 07:37 pm
This file photo taken on December 27, 2015 shows Afghan firefighters washing a road at the site of a suicide car bomb perpetrated by a Taliban bomber near the international airport in Kabul. AFP / Shah Marai
Tunisia policemen protest demanding 'protection' 03 Nov 2017 - 07:37 pm
Tunisian policemen take part in a symbolic funeral on November 3, 2017 in the city of Sfax during a march in solidarity with a policeman who died a day earlier after he was stabbed outside parliament in the capital Tunis. AFP / Houssem Zouari
Zimbabwe police arrest, charge US citizen over Mugabe insult Tweet 03 Nov 2017 - 07:05 pm
Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe attends a meeting with the Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Associatioin on April 7, 2016 in Harare. (AFP / Jekesai Njikizana)
Thousands of Palestinians protest Balfour centenary 03 Nov 2017 - 01:38 am
Palestinians participate in a march in the centre of the West Bank city of Ramallah to protest the 100th anniversary of Britain’s Balfour Declaration, which helped lead to Israel’s creation and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Arrest warrant issued for ousted Catalan leader 02 Nov 2017 - 11:50 pm
Sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont's Belgian lawyer, Paul Bekaert, reads a newspaper in his office in Tielt in Belgium November 2, 2017. Reuters/Yves Herman
Weak international solidarity pushing up numbers of displaced: UN 02 Nov 2017 - 10:50 pm
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Canada, March 21, 2016 (Reuters / Chris Wattie)
Turkish PM to visit United States on November 7-11 02 Nov 2017 - 10:31 pm
Binali Yildirim (Reuters)
Katrin Jakobsdottir: Iceland's 'trustworthy' politician 02 Nov 2017 - 09:03 pm
Katrin Jakobsdottir  (Photo courtesy: Johannes Jansson  / norden.org Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Denmark.)
Canada top court rejects indigenous spiritual rights in resort case 02 Nov 2017 - 08:20 pm
This file photo taken on June 24, 2010 shows a woman holding a sign as several hundred indigenous people march through the streets of Toronto to bring attention to the plight of indigenous peoples in Canada two days prior to the opening of the G20 Summit
British parliament: respected institution or den of vice? 02 Nov 2017 - 07:20 pm
The Houses of Parliament also known as the Palace of Westminster are pictured from Westminster Bridge in London on October 30, 2017 (AFP / Niklas Hallen)
Iraqi forces capture Akkas gas field from Islamic State - minister 02 Nov 2017 - 04:49 pm
(File Photo) An Iraqi army vehicle secures the Akkas gas field in the western desert of Iraq October 19, 2010. (ALI AL-MASHHADANI/Reuters)
Syrians on hunger strike in Greece over bid to rejoin families 02 Nov 2017 - 04:33 pm
A group of refugees stage a protest, demanding to reunion with their families, in front of the parliament building in Athens, Greece on November 02, 2017.  Ayhan Mehmet - Anadolu Agency
IS executed 741 civilians during Mosul battle: UN 02 Nov 2017 - 04:01 pm
File Photo. Reuters
Custody sought for Catalan separatists grilled in Madrid 02 Nov 2017 - 03:26 pm
Former Barcelona's mayor Xavier Trias (C) stands in front of an Estelada (Catalan separatist flag) as he gathers at Sant Jaume square to demand the freedom of the leaders of two of the largest Catalan separatist organizations, Catalan National Assembly's
British PM May appoints Gavin Williamson as new defence minister 02 Nov 2017 - 01:19 pm
Gavin Williamson. AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
Germany records surge in refugees as Merkel seeks new migrant policy 02 Nov 2017 - 12:35 pm
German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, Angela Merkel arrives for exploratory talks with members of possible coalition parties to form a new government on November 2, 2017 in Berlin. / AFP / John MACDOUGALL
Etihad suspends Dallas route after US carrier ends codeshare deal 02 Nov 2017 - 12:24 pm
A file photo of an Etihad Airways Boeing 777-3FX company aircraft taking off. REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen
Cambodia celebrates water festival with boat races 02 Nov 2017 - 12:23 pm
Cambodian participants row their dragon boats during the Water Festival on the Tonle Sap river in Phnom Penh on November 2, 2017.  AFP / TANG CHHIN SOTHY