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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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US welcomes Iraq-Kurd leader Barzani's resignation 30 Oct 2017 - 05:51 pm
An Iraqi Kurd wears a scarf bearing a portrait of the Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani, during a protest in support of him, in Arbil, the capital of autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan, on October 30, 2017.  AFP / SAFIN HAMED
Brother of ex-Burkina leader freed after airport arrest 30 Oct 2017 - 05:45 pm
In this photograph taken on December 20, 2012, Francois Compaore, brother of the deposed Burkinabe president Blaise Compaore, looks on during a summit in Ouagadougou.  AFP / Ahmed OUOBA
Spanish prosecutors go after Catalonia's axed leaders 30 Oct 2017 - 05:43 pm
A man sporting a Catalan typical 'barretina' hat plays guitar as other people wave Catalan flags in front of the 'Generalitat' palace (Catalan government headquarters) in Barcelona on October 30, 2017.  AFP / LLUIS GENE
Tears as Syria families welcome relatives freed from IS 30 Oct 2017 - 05:35 pm
A Syrian man from the recently retaken desert town of Al-Qaryatain is greeted by relatives on October 29, 2017, after the Syrian army reportedly freed him from Islamic State (IS) group detention.  AFP / LOUAI BESHARA
Aid for 40,000 enters besieged rebel area near Damascus: UN 30 Oct 2017 - 05:31 pm
A man lays on a stretcher after receiving treatment, who was injured in an attack carried out by Assad regime forces, which hit a de-escalation zone, at a military hospital in Eastern Ghouta region of Damascus, Syria on October 29, 2017. Ammar Süleyman -
Pakistan confirms killing of two Chinese kidnapped 'by IS' 30 Oct 2017 - 05:29 pm
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Former Trump campaign chief Manafort reports to FBI: US media 30 Oct 2017 - 04:37 pm
Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, one focus of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S.  REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
Kuwait Emir accepts cabinet resignation 30 Oct 2017 - 04:20 pm
A handout photo provided by the Kuwaiti news agency KUNA shows Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Sabah (L) handing over the government's resignation letter to the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah on October 30, 2017, in Kuwait
Pakistan court issues arrest warrant against finance minister 30 Oct 2017 - 02:59 pm
Pakistan's Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. (File photo / REUTERS / Faisal Mahmood