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South Sudan's Machar urges delay to unity government as peace efforts stall 30 Oct 2019 - 02:05 pm
FILE PHOTO: South Sudan's President Salva Kiir shakes hands with ex-vice president and former rebel leader Riek Machar during their meeting in Juba, South Sudan, October 19, 2019. REUTERS/Jok Solomun/File Photo
Three people shot dead at Long Beach residence 30 Oct 2019 - 01:23 pm
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White House launches website aimed at addiction treatment 30 Oct 2019 - 12:15 pm
 President Donald J. Trump greets the crowd at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference and Exposition in Chicago, Illinois, United States on October 28, 2019
Iraq's Umm Qasr port operations halted by protesters: officials 30 Oct 2019 - 11:51 am
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Dutch highways hit by major traffic jams in nitrogen pollution protest 30 Oct 2019 - 11:15 am
Dutch farmers gather beside their tractors at the Hotel van Oranje in Noordwijk on October 26, 2019, to demand that their views be heard on the popular Dutch television program
Singapore Sees World’s First Digital Aviation Carbon Exchange 30 Oct 2019 - 09:47 am
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Thai king fires royal guards for 'adultery' 30 Oct 2019 - 09:08 am
File photo of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun watches the annual Royal Ploughing Ceremony in central Bangkok, Thailand, May 12, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/Files
Small plane crashes, sets houses ablaze; pilot missing 29 Oct 2019 - 09:45 pm
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UK lawmakers set to back early election but haggle over date 29 Oct 2019 - 09:45 pm
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliamentary Recording Unit shows Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures toward the opposition benches on September 3, 2019.
What's next after Lebanon PM resigns 29 Oct 2019 - 09:45 pm
Prime Minister Saad Hariri (R) hands President Michel Aoun his government's resignation at the Baabda presidential palace, east of the capital Beirut, on October 29, 2019, bowing to nearly two weeks of unprecedented nationwide protests. AFP / Dalati And N
Lebanon government falls, protesters say 'more' 29 Oct 2019 - 09:45 pm
Lebanese anti-government protesters celebrate the resignation of Prime Minister Saad Hariri in the southern city of Sidon on October 29, 2019 on the 13th day of anti-government protests. AFP / Mahmoud Zayyat
Colombia's ex-rebels remove mines they left during war 29 Oct 2019 - 07:48 pm
FARC-EP ex-combatant Edwin Correa (2-L) and former fellow fighters take part in a humanitarian demining training in the municipality of La Montanita, Caqueta, Colombia, on October 9, 2019. AFP / Juan Barreto
UK truck deaths cast spotlight on global trade in humans 29 Oct 2019 - 07:48 pm
British Police forensics officers work on lorry, found to be containing 39 dead bodies, at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, east of London, on October 23, 2019. AFP / Ben Stansall
At Paris' Orly airport, a daily duel between customs and Guiana drug mules 29 Oct 2019 - 07:47 pm
In this file photograph taken on December 28, 2012, shows passengers as they the logo of the French customs (douanes) at Orly airport, south of Paris. AFP / Miguel Medina
Mortal remains of TN toddler trapped in borewell laid to rest 29 Oct 2019 - 06:51 pm
The body was laid to rest at a cemetery in the Nadukattupatti village. Photo courtesy: NDTV
Britain spins towards Christmas election in bid to break Brexit deadlock 29 Oct 2019 - 06:51 pm
A Union flag flies over the Houses of Parliament in central London on October 29, 2019. AFP / Isabel Infantes
Nigerian pastor accused of abusing children who fled Boko Haram 29 Oct 2019 - 06:51 pm
Representative image: A woman and her child rest on June 26, 2019 in Benin City, at one of the shelters of the Society For the Empowerment Of Young Persons. AFP / Fati Abubakar
Populist cleric joins Iraq protests as political crisis deepens 29 Oct 2019 - 06:12 pm
Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr (R) drives a car as he joins anti-government demonstrators gathering in the central holy city of Najaf on October 29, 2019.  AFP / Haidar HAMDANI