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Philippines evacuates thousands as typhoon slams northern region 16 Oct 2016 - 08:40 am
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Australian, NZ carriers ban recalled Samsung phone 16 Oct 2016 - 08:32 am
Workers take a billboard of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Note 7 off from atop a building in central Seoul, South Korea, October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Staff
Xi, Modi hold talks amid India frustrations 15 Oct 2016 - 06:57 pm
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrive for a photo opportunity ahead of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) Summit in Benaulim, in the western state of Goa, India, October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Danish
Blow to Libya unity government as rival seizes offices 15 Oct 2016 - 06:40 pm
Members of the forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) are seen in a field hospital in the coastal city of Sirte, east of the capital Tripoli, during their military operation to clear the Islamic State group's (IS) jihadists
Turkey will not let terror groups into Mosul: Erdogan 15 Oct 2016 - 05:21 pm
(File Photo) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the draw ceremony for judges and public prosecutors at the Bestepe National Congress And Culture Center in Ankara, Turkey on October 12, 2016. ( Evrim Ayd?n - Anadolu Agency )
Kerry and Lavrov meet before Syria talks 15 Oct 2016 - 04:44 pm
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry takes a picture with his mobile device from his hotel room at the Beau-Rivage Palace ahead of Syria talks in Lausanne, Switzerland, October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
Singapore Airlines bans Samsung Galaxy Note 7 on its flights 15 Oct 2016 - 04:29 pm
An Airbus A380-841 airplane of Singapore Airlines takes-off from Zurich airport, Switzerland, April 14, 2016. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann
Road to recovery could test patience of Matthew victims 15 Oct 2016 - 04:10 pm
A home and vehicle share a temporary island as flood waters from the swollen Tar River inundate communities along its course in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew, in Old Sparta, North Carolina, U.S. October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
Floods kill 11 people in central Vietnam, storm approaching 15 Oct 2016 - 04:04 pm
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Diplomats meet in fresh bid to halt Syria bloodshed 15 Oct 2016 - 04:01 pm
US Secretary of State John Kerry (top-C) arrives on October 15, 2016 in Lausanne to meet with his Russian counterpart in a bid to ease the bloodshed in Syria.  AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI
Pakistan police arrest teacher, preacher for blasphemy 15 Oct 2016 - 03:54 pm
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Experts discover 'cavities' in Egypt's Great Pyramid 15 Oct 2016 - 03:44 pm
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11 dead, 50,000 displaced in week of Somali bloodshed: UN 15 Oct 2016 - 03:38 pm
A Somali policeman walks at the scene of an explosion outside the headquarters of Somalia's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in the capital Mogadishu, July 31, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail Taxta/File Photo.
Stampede kills 19 pilgrims in ancient Indian city 15 Oct 2016 - 03:24 pm
A man loads a truck with footwear of victims of a stampede on a crowded bridge on the outskirts of Varanasi. / AP
Suicide bombing, shootouts kill around 55 in Iraq 15 Oct 2016 - 02:49 pm
People gather at the site of a suicide bomb attack in the city's northern al-Shaab district in Baghdad, Iraq October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Ahmed Saad
German bomb plot suspect visited Syria this year: brother 15 Oct 2016 - 02:46 pm
(FILES) This undated Handout pictures released on October 8, 2016 by the criminal office of the eastern federal state of Saxony shows a person believed to be the 22-year-old Syrian named Jaber Al-Bakr suspected of being involved in the found of explosive
Hollande invokes unity at ceremony for Nice attack 15 Oct 2016 - 02:41 pm
French President Francois Hollande walks past white roses, each representing one of the 86 victims, during the ceremony in tribute to the victims and the families of the fatal truck attack three months ago, in Nice, France, October 15, 2016. REUTERS/Jean-
IS claims Baghdad bombing that killed at least 27 15 Oct 2016 - 02:37 pm
Baghdad (File Photo)