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One year on, tensions simmer in neglected Moroccan north 29 Oct 2017 - 11:01 pm
Moroccan police search for protestors from the Morocco's al-Hirak al-Shaabi movement on October 28, 2017 in Al Hoceima in the troubled northern Rif region, to mark the anniversary of the death of fishmonger Mouhcine Fikri, who was crushed to death a year
Merkel, party leaders meet to rev up German coalition talks: media 29 Oct 2017 - 10:58 pm
Angela Merkel
Brazil’s Lula, Bolsonaro well positioned for 2018 elections: Poll 29 Oct 2017 - 10:15 pm
Luiz Inácio Lula
‘Margaret Thatcher is my role model’ -German far-right AfD leader 29 Oct 2017 - 10:02 pm
Alice Weidel (Reuters file photo)
#Metoo campaign moves to French streets 29 Oct 2017 - 10:02 pm
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Ex-Burkina leader's brother held held over reporter's murder 29 Oct 2017 - 09:49 pm
Francois Compaore speaking in Komsilga during the a campaign launch on November 17, 2012 (AFP / Ahmed Ouoba)
“Nobody stood with the Kurds” says bitter Barzani 29 Oct 2017 - 09:06 pm
Masoud Barzani
Speculation rife as first arrest in US Russia probe said near 29 Oct 2017 - 08:59 pm
This file photo taken on June 19, 2013 shows then Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller testifying before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on oversight during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. AFP / Saul Loeb
Somalia sacks security chiefs as attack toll hits 27 29 Oct 2017 - 07:48 pm
Somalis rescue workers carry the body of a victim at the scene of a blast on October 29, 2017, a day after two car bombs exploded in Mogadishu. AFP / Mohamed Abdiwahab
Horror at how South Africa let 141 mentally-ill patients die 29 Oct 2017 - 07:43 pm
This file photo taken on February 2, 2017 shows relatives and family members of some of the 94 mentally ill patients who died last year, holding a candle light vigil organized by South African main opposition party Democratica Alliance (DA) outside the Ga
Kurdish leader Barzani’s dream of independence led to downfall 29 Oct 2017 - 07:00 pm
Iraqi Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani in Dohuk, northern Iraq, August 3, 2016 (Reuters / Ari Jalal)
Iran blocks 'illegal' rally at ancient king's tomb 29 Oct 2017 - 06:39 pm
The tomb of Cyrus the Great, a revered King of the Persian Empire, is seen at Pasargadae outside Shiraz, south of Tehran, September 24, 2007. Reuters/Caren Firouz
Barzani says to step down as Kurdish leader in Iraq 29 Oct 2017 - 05:30 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 24, 2017 shows Iraqi Kurdish leader Massud Barzani, seated next to a Kurdish flag, during a press conference in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq.  AFP / SAFIN HAMED
Somalia sacks security chiefs as attack toll hits 27 29 Oct 2017 - 05:25 pm
Residents walk at the scene of a blast on October 29, 2017, a day after two car bombs exploded in Mogadishu. AFP / Mohamed ABDIWAHAB
Funeral for late Thai king Bhumibol draws to a close 29 Oct 2017 - 04:22 pm
A mourner pray for the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej during the procession transferring the relics and his ashes from the Grand Palace to a local temple in Bangkok on October 29, 2017. AFP / YE AUNG THU
Mass unity rally in Barcelona 29 Oct 2017 - 02:16 pm
Protesters wave Spanish flags and hold balloons bearing a heart-shaped collage of the Spanish, Catalan Senyera and EU flags during a pro-unity demonstration in Barcelona on October 29, 2017.  AFP / LLUIS GENE
Sri Lanka scraps private medical college amid protests 29 Oct 2017 - 02:12 pm
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Kenya’s future in limbo after disputed elections 29 Oct 2017 - 02:07 pm
Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga of the National Super Alliance (NASA) coalition greets his supporters in Nairobi, Kenya October 29, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya