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9 bodies, 2 severed heads, found in Tokyo flat: reports 31 Oct 2017 - 09:58 am
Members of the media gather in front of an apartment building where media reported nine bodies were found in Zama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan in this photo taken by Kyodo on October 31, 2017.(Photo: Kyodo/via Reuters).
Ex-Trump aides charged as Russia probe accelerates 31 Oct 2017 - 09:55 am
A collage file pictures of former Trump 2016 campaign chairman Paul Manafort (L) and Rick Gates, a former Trump campaign official are shown in Washington, U.S., October 30, 2017. REUTERS/James Lawler Duggan/Jim Urquhart
Pakistani wife 'kills' husband, 12 others with poisoned lassi 31 Oct 2017 - 09:32 am
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Turkey's Erdogan takes legal action after lawmaker calls him 'fascist dictator' 31 Oct 2017 - 09:15 am
A file photo of Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan. Reuters
China's Xi meets Zuckerberg, Cook in Beijing 31 Oct 2017 - 09:04 am
A collage of file pictures of Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Chinese President Xi Jingping and Apple CEO Tim Cook. Reuters
S.Korea, China say to mend ties after THAAD standoff 31 Oct 2017 - 08:36 am
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. REUTERS/U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense
N.Korea hacked Daewoo Shipbuilding, took warship blueprints: S.Korea lawmaker 31 Oct 2017 - 08:35 am
A file photo of the logo of Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co is seen at its building in Seoul, South Korea, March 24, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Siege fears as Australia asylum-seeker camp in PNG closes 31 Oct 2017 - 08:32 am
Refugee advocates protest against the closing of asylum-seeker camps in Papua New Guinea, in front of the Sydney Commonwealth government offices on October 31, 2017, as they demand the resettlement of the refugees to Australia. AFP / SAEED KHAN
One body found near wreckage of Russian helicopter off Svalbard 30 Oct 2017 - 10:16 pm
Underwater picture of the wreckage of Russian helicopter missing since Thursday October 26, outside Barentsburg, Svalbard (Spitsbergen), October 29, 2017. G.O. Sars/NTB scanpix/via Reuters
Seven Palestinians killed as Israel hits Gaza tunnel 30 Oct 2017 - 09:29 pm
People gather around bodies of Palestinians killed in a tunnel near the border between Israel and central Gaza Strip October 30, 2017. Reuters/Mohammed Salem
Uhuru Kenyatta: Re-elected, but at what cost? 30 Oct 2017 - 09:19 pm
People watch live broadcast as Uhuru Kenyatta is declared the winner following presidential re-election results by Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on TV at a local electrical shop in Kisumu, on October 30, 2017.  AFP / Yasuy
Britain moves to tackle abuse in a bastion of tradition -parliament 30 Oct 2017 - 09:12 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 Halle'n
France, keen to avoid student anger, plans one billion euro university reform 30 Oct 2017 - 08:24 pm
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe (L) and French President Emmanuel Macron take part in a meeting with New Caledonia representatives in the Murat lounge, at the Elysee palace in Paris on October 30, 2017.  AFP /Ludovic Marin
UK’s Boris Johnson says 1917 Jewish homeland declaration terms “not fully realised” 30 Oct 2017 - 08:17 pm
Britain's Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson gives a speech at the British Embassy during his European tour on Brexit, in Paris, France, October 27, 2017. Reuters/Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt
Three Palestinians killed in Israeli operation to blow up Gaza tunnel 30 Oct 2017 - 07:02 pm
Israeli soldiers patrol close to the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip on October 30, 2017, near Kibbutz Kissufim in southern Israel. A Palestinian was killed and nine others injured when Israel blew up a tunnel stretching from the Gaza Strip into its te
Nigeria's Buhari sacks two senior aides for graft 30 Oct 2017 - 06:13 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 16, 2015 shows Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari during a press conference in Paris.  AFP / Bertrand GUAY
Man in Armenia takes child hostage at pre-school 30 Oct 2017 - 06:09 pm
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Colombia ceasefire with ELN holds despite killing: govt 30 Oct 2017 - 06:06 pm
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