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Turkey appoints trustee as Diyarbakir mayor after arrests 01 Nov 2016 - 06:43 pm
A young participant flashes the victory sign in front of the municipality headquarters in Diyarbakir, southeastern Turkey, on October 30, 2016, during a pro-Kurdish demonstration. A Turkish court has barred Figen Yuksekdag, a leader of the main pro-Kurdis
Zimbabwe minister accuses Mugabe deputy of using state institutions in succession bid 01 Nov 2016 - 06:28 pm
While the two sides have traded barbs for months, Tuesday’s comments by Jonathan Moyo, an outspoken higher education minister who is linked to the G40 group behind Grace, are the most overt attack on the man assumed to be her biggest rival.(Photo courtesy
Refugees languish in Greek limbo as alarm grows in Brussels 01 Nov 2016 - 06:19 pm
A child washes himself next to a watering hole in the refugees camp at the Greek-FYR of Macedonia border near the village of Idomeni on May 23, 2016 (AFP / SAKIS MITROLIDIS)
Awash with cash: Bulgaria seizes fake millions underwater 01 Nov 2016 - 06:08 pm
The huge haul of 500-euro bills, most of which had been stashed for safe keeping underwater by a dam in southern Bulgaria, was discovered after police were alerted to their imminent entry into circulation, chief prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov said. (AFP file
'True liberation' begun as Iraqi forces enter Mosul 01 Nov 2016 - 06:02 pm
Iraq's flag is seen during a sand storm in Bartilla, east of Mosul, Iraq November 1, 2016. (REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)
UN: Islamic State forcibly transferring civilians to Mosul 01 Nov 2016 - 05:57 pm
A displaced Iraqi family flees after escaping from Islamic State controlled village of Abu Jarboa during clashes with IS militants near Mosul, Iraq November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah
Central Africa 'needs urgent peacekeeping boost' 01 Nov 2016 - 05:54 pm
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian (C) flanked by President of the Central African Republic Faustin-Archange Touadera (2ndL), looks at military supplies at the Mpoko military base in Bangui on October 31, 2016. France on October 31, 2016 formally
India's Kashmir death toll hits 8 01 Nov 2016 - 05:50 pm
Indian volunteers and officials carry a two and a half year-old child Pari into The Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu on November 1, 2016, after he was injured in cross-border shelling in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. Indian authori
Nigeria: 4 killed in minibus explosion in Maiduguri 01 Nov 2016 - 05:43 pm
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Jailed anti-Putin activist says he is being tortured in prison 01 Nov 2016 - 05:40 pm
A Moscow court sentenced Ildar Dadin to three years in prison in December for holding a series of one-man protests in a case Amnesty International called “a cynical attack on freedom of expression.” His jail term was later reduced to two and a half years
German ex-cop in cannibalism website killing back in dock 01 Nov 2016 - 05:29 pm
This file photo taken on August 22, 2014 shows Detlev Guenzel, a 56-year-old German police officer, arriving for the opening of his trial on August 22, 2014 at the court in Dresden, eastern Germany. A German police officer accused of murdering a willing v
Arnab Goswami resigns as editor-in chief of Times Now 01 Nov 2016 - 05:08 pm
Arnab Goswami (Photo courtesy: Abhinav619  / Wikimedia Commons)
Clinton camp assails FBI director, presses for details 01 Nov 2016 - 04:54 pm
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton attends a campaign rally accompanied by vice presidential nominee Senator Tim Kaine (not pictured) in Pittsburgh, U.S., October 22, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
Iraq forces retake village, TV station on edge of Mosul 01 Nov 2016 - 04:20 pm
Shiite fighters from the Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilisation) flash the sign of victory from the back of a truck as they drive towards the village of Umm Sijan, south of Mosul, on October 31, 2016 during Iraqi forces' operation to recapture the main hu
Xi meets Taiwan opposition leader, stresses 'One China' 01 Nov 2016 - 04:00 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang leader Hung Hsiu-chu at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on November 1, 2016.  AFP / STR
Iraqi in wheelchair makes risky escape from Islamic State 01 Nov 2016 - 03:52 pm
Kurdish Peshmerga fighters carry a wheelchair-bound man, Abbas Ali, 42, after he escaped with his wife and four children from the Islamic State-controlled village of Abu Jarboa, Iraq October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Ethiopian PM announces new cabinet 01 Nov 2016 - 03:42 pm
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Seoul resumes talks on military deal with japan 01 Nov 2016 - 03:38 pm
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