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Myanmar detains Turkish journalists for flying drone over capital 28 Oct 2017 - 11:33 am
Representational image of a drone.
Spanish government sacks Catalan chief of police operations 28 Oct 2017 - 11:21 am
Peninsula
US wants Sahel force strategy before giving money: officials 28 Oct 2017 - 11:17 am
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley and President of Congo's electoral commission (CENI) Corneille Nangaa (C) addresses the media at the CENI headquarters in Gombe, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, October 27, 2017. REUTERS/Robert Carru
Top Mexico university blames deadly bridge collapse on weak supports 28 Oct 2017 - 10:34 am
A file photo of a collapsed building during Mexico earthquake used for representation.
'Independent' Catalonia wakes up under Madrid's control 28 Oct 2017 - 10:24 am
Catalan separatist flags are held up as fireworks go off in Sant Jaume Square in front of the Catalan regional government headquarters during celebratrions after the Catalan regional parliament declared independence from Spain in Barcelona, Spain, October
Cambodia deports 61 telecom extortion scam suspects 28 Oct 2017 - 10:22 am
A file photo of Chinese nationals (in orange vests) who were arrested over a suspected internet scam, are escorted by Chinese police officers before they were deported at Phnom Penh International Airport, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, October 12, 2017. REUTERS
Myanmar govt to harvest fields abandoned by Rohingya 28 Oct 2017 - 10:06 am
A file photo of a market ruins seen at a Rohingya village outside Maugndaw in Rakhine state, Myanmar October 27, 2016. Reuters/archive
Mattis warns 'massive' response to North Korea nuclear weapon use 28 Oct 2017 - 09:36 am
US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis speaks during a joint press conference with South Korea's Defence Minister Song Young-Moo after the Security Consultative Meeting (SCM) at the Defence Ministry in Seoul on October 28, 2017. / AFP / pool / JUNG Yeon-Je
Koran, boots and scarves all that remain in Philippine rebel leader's lair 28 Oct 2017 - 09:15 am
People walk in front of a bullet-riddled apartment house in a residential area in Malutlut district, Marawi city, southern Philippines October 27, 2017, which was believed to have been rented by pro-Islamic State militant group leaders Isnilon Hapilon and
Russia's left split between Communist Party and radical groups 28 Oct 2017 - 09:11 am
Peninsula
Kenya gripped by tension as Kenyatta leads in disputed poll 28 Oct 2017 - 09:02 am
Residents walk amid the remains of market stalls that were burnt to the ground during protests relating to the presidential election in the Kamangware district of Nairobi on October 28, 2017. AFP / Marco LONGARI
Hamas security chief injured in Gaza car bombing 28 Oct 2017 - 02:38 am
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyah visits injured Tawfeeq Abu Naeem at Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City, yesterday.
Philippine dictator Marcos commemorated in postage stamp 27 Oct 2017 - 11:06 pm
This file photo taken on July 2, 2014 shows former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos kissing the glass case bearing her late husband and former president Ferdinand Marcos during a visit to the mausoleum on her 85th birthday in Batac town, Ilocos norte,
Malaysian PM seeks to win over voters in pre-poll budget 27 Oct 2017 - 11:04 pm
Najib Razak
Libyans dig for water in latest test for capital’s residents 27 Oct 2017 - 10:53 pm
Men fill bottles with water in Tripoli, Libya October 26, 2017. Reuters/Ismail Zitouny
Brazil’s Temer to shuffle cabinet in March at start of election year 27 Oct 2017 - 10:51 pm
Michel Temer
Key events since Catalonia's independence vote 27 Oct 2017 - 10:46 pm
Spanish Guardia Civil guards drag a man outside a polling station in Sant Julia de Ramison, October 1, 2017 on the day of a referendum on independence for Catalonia banned by Madrid (AFP / Raymond Roig)
Spain PM dissolves Catalan parliament, calls regional vote for Dec 21 27 Oct 2017 - 10:42 pm
Mariano Rajoy