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Egyptian air strikes hit jihadists after deadly attack 15 Oct 2016 - 11:34 am
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Bypassing congress, Maduro decrees Venezuela budget 15 Oct 2016 - 11:17 am
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro (C) attends a ceremony to sign off the 2017 national budget at the National Pantheon in Caracas, Venezuela October 14, 2016. Miraflores Palace/Handout via Reuters
US aid worker kidnapped in Niger - town mayor 15 Oct 2016 - 11:14 am
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Thailand warns on prices as mourners buy black garments 15 Oct 2016 - 11:01 am
Mourners walk in line to pay their respects to Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand, October 15, 2016. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
Syria: five years of efforts to end the conflict 15 Oct 2016 - 10:45 am
Residents inspect a damaged site after an airstrike in the besieged rebel-held al-Qaterji neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Abdalrhman Ismail
Philippines faces 'most damaging typhoon': forecaster 15 Oct 2016 - 10:20 am
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Trump rejects assault claims, says he is a victim of smears 15 Oct 2016 - 09:58 am
Republican Presidential Nominee Donald Trump (R) addresses the crowd at his rally at the Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina on October 14, 2016. AFP / Logan Cyrus
Modi, Putin set to sign energy deals ahead of BRICS 15 Oct 2016 - 09:20 am
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin ahead of the Indo-Russia Annual Summit at Taj Exotica Hotel in Goa. AFP/Prakash Singh
New Syria talks to open in Switzerland 15 Oct 2016 - 09:07 am
French president Francois Hollande is pictured during a meeting with the French Foreign Affairs Minister and figures from the cultural world and members of associations committted to peace in Syria, on October 14, 2016 at the Elysee presidential palace in
Wildfire burns 22 homes in Nevada 15 Oct 2016 - 08:56 am
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Libyan forces advance in Sirte, 14 troops killed, officials say 15 Oct 2016 - 08:51 am
Smoke rises from a ruined house after it was hit by an air strike as fighters from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government advance into the last area controlled by Islamic State, in Sirte, Libya, October 14, 2016. Reuters/Ismail Zitouny
150 nations agree major deal in Rwanda to cut greenhouse gases 15 Oct 2016 - 08:19 am
US Secretary of State John Kerry gestures as he delivers a speech during the 28th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in Kigali, on October 14, 2016. AFP / CYRIL NDEGEYA
Obama warns 'democracy itself' at stake in US election 14 Oct 2016 - 08:03 pm
 US President Barack Obama speaks at a Hillary for America campaign event in Cleveland, Ohio, October 14, 2016. Obama warned
Islamic State kills 12 military personnel in Egypt's Sinai 14 Oct 2016 - 07:50 pm
A member loyal to the Islamic State waves an ISIS flag in Raqqa.  (Reuters / File photo)
Grieving Thailand salutes late king 14 Oct 2016 - 06:59 pm
A motorcade carrying the body of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej makes its way from the hospital to the the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand October 14, 2016. (Dailynews/via Reuters)
Pakistan lifts travel ban for journalist but warns media 14 Oct 2016 - 06:45 pm
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Erdogan warns of 'plan B' over Mosul offensive 14 Oct 2016 - 05:52 pm
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan (C) greets his supporters as he leaves a mosque after Friday prayers in Konya, Turkey, October 14, 2016. (Yasin Bulbul/Courtesy of Presidential Palace/Reuters)
Intense air strikes batter Syria's Aleppo: monitor 14 Oct 2016 - 12:09 pm
A still image from video taken October 12, 2016 of a general view of the bomb damaged Old City area of Aleppo, Syria. Video released October 12, 2016. (Reuters/via ReutersTV)