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Polls open in pivotal US presidential election 08 Nov 2016 - 02:11 pm
A man casts his ballot inside a polling station just after midnight on November 8, 2016 in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, the first voting to take place in the 2016 US presidential electio AFP / Alice Chiche
German police detain five 'recruiters for IS group' 08 Nov 2016 - 01:16 pm
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Syrian government battles rebels for key Aleppo district 08 Nov 2016 - 01:10 pm
ALEPPO, SYRIA - NOVEMBER 05: Destroyed buildings are seen after the war crafts belonging to the Russian Army carried out airstrikes with parachute mines on the Atarib town of Aleppo, Syria on November 05, 2016. ( Ahmed Hasan Ubeyd - Anadolu Agency )
Bomb attack kills child, wounds 32 Indian peacekeepers in east Congo:UN 08 Nov 2016 - 12:53 pm
The UN peacekeepers were struck as they were exercising (AFP Photo/Phil Moore).
Kurdish forces retake town of Bashiqa near Mosul 08 Nov 2016 - 12:44 pm
Smoke rises during clashes in the town of Bashiqa, east of Mosul, during an operation to attack Islamic State militants in Mosul, Iraq, November 8, 2016. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY.
Elephants kneel to pay respect to late Thai king Bhumibol 08 Nov 2016 - 12:29 pm
Elephants are paraded in front of the Grand Palace to pay respects to the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok on October 8, 2016. Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej died at the age of 88 on October 13 after years of ill health, ending a seven-dec
British banker jailed for life over horrific Hong Kong murders 08 Nov 2016 - 12:22 pm
Photo: AFP.
5 Saudis injured by cross-border fire from Yemen 08 Nov 2016 - 12:16 pm
Photo: AA.
Nigerian oil pipeline bombed again in restive region 08 Nov 2016 - 12:04 pm
Nigeria depends on oil sales for 70 percent of its government revenue (AFP Photo/Pius Utomi Ekpei)
Turkey wants to ensure 'wrong groups' do not participate in Raqqa operation: minister 08 Nov 2016 - 11:53 am
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu arrives to address the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, France, October 12, 2016. Reuters/Vincent Kessler
NatGeo's famed 'Afghan girl' wants to be deported from Pakistan 08 Nov 2016 - 11:27 am
Policemen escort Sharbat Gula (C), the green-eyed Afghan woman who became a symbol of her country's wars 30 years ago when her photo as a girl appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine, as she leaves after appearing before a court in Peshawar,
Mahatma Gandhi's grandson dies at 87 08 Nov 2016 - 11:07 am
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Clinton or Trump? America votes at last 08 Nov 2016 - 10:52 am
Hillary Clinton addresses the crowd of supporters inside the Reynolds Coliseum on the campus of North Carolina State University on the final campaign stop before election day, in Raleigh, North Carolina, on November 7, 2016. Hillary Clinton and Donald Tru
Blast kills child, injures 32 Indian peacekeepers in east Congo - U.N. 08 Nov 2016 - 10:49 am
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Islamic State brutality comes to light after military advance 08 Nov 2016 - 10:02 am
Iraqi forces flash the sign for victory in the Hamam al-Alil area, about 14 kilometres from the southern outskirts of Mosul, on November 7, 2016 after recapturing it from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists during the ongoing operation to retake Mosul. AFP
New Hampshire hamlet gets US Election Day rolling 08 Nov 2016 - 09:58 am
Clay Smith is the first to cast his ballot in the US presidential election at midnight in tiny Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, November 8, 2016. Reuters/Mary Schwalm
Saudi Royal Court announces death of mother of Prince Faisal Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz 08 Nov 2016 - 09:53 am
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Lady Gaga closes Clinton campaign with call to civility 08 Nov 2016 - 09:37 am
Recording artist Jon Bon Jovi and singer Lady Gaga perform ahead of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina November 8, 2016. Reuters/Chris Keane