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Lebanon president calls for merit-based govt, in nod to protesters 01 Nov 2019 - 08:36 pm
Lebanese President Michel Aoun addressing the nation on the third anniversary of his presidency from the presidential palace in Baabda, east of the capital Beirut, on October 31, 2019.  AFP/ Dalati and Nohra
No Israeli govt involvement in alleged NSO-WhatsApp hack: minister 01 Nov 2019 - 08:31 pm
The logo of WhatsApp mobile messaging service in a file photo taken on December 28, 2016 in Paris. AFP / Lionel Bonaventure
UK police step up appeals over migrant lorry deaths 01 Nov 2019 - 07:58 pm
Nguyen Dinh Gia, father of 20-year-old Nguyen Dinh Luong who is feared to be among the 39 people found dead in a truck in Britain, poses with his son's photograph at their house in Can Loc district of Vietnam's Ha Tinh province on October 29, 2019.  AFP /
Police question Cyprus 'leg up driver' 01 Nov 2019 - 07:58 pm
The two-and-a-half minute clip shows the driver with both feet in long black socks on the steering wheel navigating with his calves on the slow lane of a two-lane highway with apparent ease
India seeks explanation from WhatsApp on reports of snooping 01 Nov 2019 - 07:58 pm
In this file photo taken on August 28, 2016 an Israeli woman uses her iPhone in front of the building housing the Israeli NSO group, in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv.  AFP / Jack Guez
Anger erupts in Spain as five men acquitted of gang-raping teenager 01 Nov 2019 - 07:58 pm
Women gather outside the Supreme Court after Spain's top court found five men known as the
Who are the Vietnamese feared dead in UK truck tragedy? 01 Nov 2019 - 07:36 pm
Anna Tran Thi Giao, grandmother of Vietnamese Joseph Nguyen Dinh Luong who is one of the suspected victims of the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated truck in Britain, reacts at her home in Ha Tinh province, Vietnam October 27, 2019. Reuters/Kham
Iraqis defy crackdown to hold biggest protests yet 01 Nov 2019 - 06:33 pm
An Iraqi female demonstrator takes part in ongoing anti-government protests in Baghdad, Iraq November 1, 2019. Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah
'Bulletproof' China-backed site attacks HK democracy activists 01 Nov 2019 - 06:33 pm
A protester takes part in a joint school human chain rally held by tudents, alumni and teachers in the Mid-Levels area in Hong Kong early on September 9, 2019. AFP / Anthony Wallace
Hong Kong's candyman turns sweets into an art form 01 Nov 2019 - 06:33 pm
This photo taken on June 6, 2019 shows shopkeeper Louis To posing for a photo at his shop on Cheung Chau Island in Hong Kong. AFP / Isaac Lawrence
Woman found dead with python around neck in US snake house 01 Nov 2019 - 06:33 pm
A reticulated python is seen at a snake farm ahead of the Spring Festival in Tainan, southern Taiwan, February 5, 2013. Reuters / Pichi Chuang
Kellyanne Conway: Trump's fierce media pugilist 01 Nov 2019 - 06:33 pm
Donald Trump sits alongside Kellyanne Conway during a meeting on the opioid epidemic in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on June 12, 2019. AFP / Saul Loeb
Inaugurated, Bostwana's Masisi pledges to diversify economy away from diamonds 01 Nov 2019 - 02:08 pm
File photo of President of Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi speaks at a session at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, September 4, 2019. REUTERS/Sumaya Hisham/File Photo
Pakistani protesters rally to demand Imran Khan's resignation 01 Nov 2019 - 01:29 pm
Activists and supporters of Islamic political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) wave flags during anti-government
Security tight in Thai capital ahead of Southeast Asia summit 01 Nov 2019 - 01:15 pm
A police officer stands guard outside the venue for the upcoming the 35th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, November 1, 2019. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
Filipinos pack cemeteries to remember the dead 01 Nov 2019 - 12:54 pm
People light candles and pray for their relatives at a cemetery during the annual observance of All Saint's Day in Manila on November 1, 2019. Millions of Filipinos flocked to cemeteries to visit and pray at the graves of their loved ones to mark the holi
Trump says US, China to announce new venue to ink trade deal soon 01 Nov 2019 - 12:10 pm
File photo of President Donald Trump . Reuters
WhatsApp hacked to spy on top government officials at US allies 31 Oct 2019 - 10:36 pm
In this file photo taken on February 20, 2014 logo of WhatsApp, the popular messaging service bought by Facebook for USD $19 billion, is seen on a smartphonein New York. AFP / Stan Honda