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Paris circus personnel kill escaped tiger 24 Nov 2017 - 10:33 pm
 Police officials and rescue personnel transport the body of a tiger which had escaped from a circus into a vehicle in Paris on November 24, 2017, after the tiger was shot following an escape in the French capital. AFP / Thomas Samson
Panic on London’s Oxford Street after reports of shooting 24 Nov 2017 - 09:27 pm
Commuters descend the stairs to catch the tube at Oxford Circus Station in central London on November 24, 2017, following an incident. Police rushed to London's Oxford Circus on Friday, sparking fears of a terror attack, but they have now stood down after
No trace of shots fired, no casualties in London incident 24 Nov 2017 - 08:58 pm
People run down Oxford Street, London, Britain November 24, 2017. Reuters/Simon Dawson
Syria war has killed more than 340,000: new toll 24 Nov 2017 - 08:24 pm
The death toll increased as key international powers step up diplomatic efforts to bring an end to the brutal conflict, and just days before a fresh round of peace talks in Geneva.
Attack on mosque in Egypt's Sinai kills at least 235 24 Nov 2017 - 07:13 pm
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'Tears were shed' as ambulance crew grants dying woman's last wish 24 Nov 2017 - 12:11 pm
Image from the Facebook post shared by Queensland Ambulance Service
Mnangagwa, the "Crocodile," to be sworn in as Zimbabwe president 24 Nov 2017 - 11:29 am
People wait for the inauguration ceremony to swear in Zimbabwe's former vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa as president in Harare, Zimbabwe, November 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Five Ukrainian servicemen killed in eastern Ukraine - military 24 Nov 2017 - 11:10 am
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Pakistan releases from house arrest Islamist blamed for 2008 Mumbai attacks 24 Nov 2017 - 10:50 am
Hafiz Saeed (C) reacts to supporters as he walks out of court after a Pakistani court ordered his release from house arrest in Lahore, Pakistan November 22, 2017. REUTERS/Mohsin Raza
Bangladesh, Myanmar agree to start Rohingya return in two months 23 Nov 2017 - 09:31 pm
Rohingya refugees Minara Begum, 19, and Taslima, 18, are helped by relatives after collapsing from exhaustion hours after crossing the Bangladesh-Myanmar border at Shah Porir Dwip near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, November 23, 2017. Reuters/Susana Vera
Morocco to pray for rain 23 Nov 2017 - 09:19 pm
This file photo taken on October 27, 2016 shows a man walking through a dried out area, that used to be part of the Tafilalet oasis, near Morocco's southeastern oasis town of Erfoud, north of Er-Rissani in the Sahara Desert.  AFP / Fadel Senna
Zimbabwe's next leader prepares to take power Friday 23 Nov 2017 - 09:17 pm
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Turkmenistan currency crisis seen causing cola shortage 23 Nov 2017 - 08:25 pm
Boxes of Coca-Cola are seen at a grocery store in Los Angeles, California U.S. November 21, 2017. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson
EU working without 'letup' to help migrants in Libya 23 Nov 2017 - 08:23 pm
Mugabe granted immunity, assured of safety in Zimbabwe 23 Nov 2017 - 08:23 pm
 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe watches a video presentation during the summit of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in Johannesburg, South Africa August 17, 2008. Reuters/Mike Hutchings
Greek police to help German airports catch migrants with fake papers 23 Nov 2017 - 06:25 pm
German police ar a Frankfurt airport terminal, August 31, 2016. Reuters/Alex Kraus
All-female police motorbike squad to fight gender crimes in Delhi 23 Nov 2017 - 05:05 pm
All-female police units are shaking up the male-dominated force in conservative India Photograph: Chandan Khanna/AFP
Top Russian general says Moscow likely to reduce its troops in Syria 23 Nov 2017 - 04:56 pm
Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (2nd L), Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (2nd R) and Chief of the General Staff of Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov (R) attend a meeting in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, R