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43 Afghan soldiers killed in suicide attack on military base: officials 19 Oct 2017 - 11:17 am
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Pakistani anti-corruption court indicts ousted PM Sharif and his daughter 19 Oct 2017 - 11:11 am
File picture of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Seven dead in India firework factory blast 19 Oct 2017 - 10:47 am
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Astana Talks on Syria to be Held on October 30-31 19 Oct 2017 - 10:23 am
A girl runs near a damaged site in the Quneitra countryside, Syria September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Faqir
UK PM offers more assurances to EU nationals 19 Oct 2017 - 10:11 am
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15,000 under fives die from preventable illnesses each day: UN 19 Oct 2017 - 09:41 am
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Fire destroys landmark hotel in Myanmar's largest city, kills one 19 Oct 2017 - 09:27 am
A firefighter extinguishes a fire at Kandawgyi Palace hotel in Yangon early on October 19, 2017. AFP / YE AUNG THU
Xi’s marathon speech eclipses Congress opening 19 Oct 2017 - 01:15 am
China’s President Xi Jinping giving a speech at the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party’s five-yearly Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, yesterday.
Body thought to be missing activist found in Argentina 18 Oct 2017 - 09:29 pm
This file photo taken on September 01, 2017 shows people surrounding a portrait painted on the street of Santiago Maldonado --disappeared on August 1st during a Mapuche protest in Chubut province-- during a demonstration called by human rights association
‘Russia’s version of Paris Hilton’ announces presidential bid 18 Oct 2017 - 07:47 pm
Russian TV personality Ksenia Sobchak arrives for a trial of Russian theatre director Kirill Serebrennikov, who was accused of embezzling state funds and placed under house arrest, in Moscow, Russia October 17, 2017.  Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin
After IS, rotting corpses and empty jail cells in Syria's Raqa 18 Oct 2017 - 07:31 pm
A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) walks through a heavily damaged a street leading to an Armenian church in Raqa on October 18, 2017. AFP / Bulent Kilic
Texas set to execute serial killer 18 Oct 2017 - 07:24 pm
Anthony Shore, 55, convicted of raping and murdering five children and young women, using a tourniquet to torture and strangle his victims, is seen in this undated Texas Department of Criminal Justice photo in Huntsville, Texas, U.S.. Courtesy Texas Depar
Iraqi army retakes almost all disputed areas from Kurds 18 Oct 2017 - 07:15 pm
A picture taken on October 18, 2017 shows displaced Iraqis, who fled from Hawija in 2014 to Kirkuk, riding in vehicles as they return to Hawija, after the town was retaken by Iraqi forces. AFP / Ahmad Al-Rubaye
Judgement next month on 'Butcher of Balkans' Mladic 18 Oct 2017 - 06:50 pm
A woman walks past graffiti of Bosnian Serb wartime general Ratko Mladic in a suburb of Belgrade, Serbia, May 27, 2011 (Reuters / Stoyan Nenov)
US gymnast Maroney reveals abuse by team doctor 18 Oct 2017 - 06:31 pm
This file photo taken on June 23, 2017 shows former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar seen in the 55th District Court where Judge Donald Allen Jr. bound him over in Mason, Michigan, to stand trial on 12 counts of first-degre
Not so fast: France’s Macron and his farmers get trade onto “full” EU agenda 18 Oct 2017 - 06:14 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron said last week that France was in no hurry to a deal with Mercosur by the end of the year, a goal the Commission has set, noting that the mandate dates back to 1999.
Toxic kitchen fumes force EU summit venue switch 18 Oct 2017 - 05:21 pm
The Europa Building, also known as “The Egg” and opened only in January amid controversy over its cost, was evacuated for the second time in under a week after catering staff were again taken ill due to fumes suspected to be leaking from the drains.
Confused whale blocks Marseille marina 18 Oct 2017 - 05:08 pm
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