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Russia saved Assad but Syria peace settlement elusive 04 Nov 2017 - 12:35 am
Smoke billows from the eastern Syrian city of Deir Ezzor during an operation by government forces against Islamic State militants. Army and allied forces have taken full control of Deir Ezzor from the IS.
Malnutrition soaring among Rohingya children in Bangladesh: UN 04 Nov 2017 - 12:35 am
Rohingya Muslim refugee Fahima Bibi, 56, carries her grandson Mohammad Jabed, 2, as she walks back to their tent at Kutupalong refugee camp in the Bangladehsi distrcit of Ukhia on November 3, 2017. AFP / Dibyangshu Sarkar
He’s such a dreamer: Skepticism dogs US envoy’s North Korean peace efforts 03 Nov 2017 - 10:42 pm
US Special Representative for North Korea Policy Joseph Yun answers questions from reporters following meeting with Japan and South Korea chief nuclear negotiators to talk about North Korean issues at the Iikuraguest house in Tokyo, Japan April 25, 2017.
UN climate talks resume with wary eyes on Trump 03 Nov 2017 - 10:13 pm
US President Donald Trump is displayed on a monitor as he addresses the United Nations General Assembly, September 19, 2017 in New York City (Drew Angerer / Getty Images / AFP)
Hundreds of dead sea turtles found floating off El Salvador 03 Nov 2017 - 10:06 pm
Between 300-400 dead sea turtles were found floating off El Salvador Photo courtesy:  Twitter / MARN El Salvador
US must 'tell truth' on alleged Cuba attacks: foreign minister 03 Nov 2017 - 10:06 pm
Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez speaks during a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on November 2, 2017. AFP / Mandel Ngan
Human or canine? Suspect says 'give me a lawyer dog' 03 Nov 2017 - 08:31 pm
A dog waits on the corner of 31st street and 7th avenue in New York February 9 2014 Reuters Shannon Stapleton
Islamic State on verge of defeat after fresh losses in Syria, Iraq 03 Nov 2017 - 07:59 pm
Iraqi members of the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation units) carry an upsidedown Islamic State (IS) group flag in the city of al-Qaim, in Iraq's western Anbar province near the Syrian border as they fight against remnant pockets of Islamic State gro
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)