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Colombia elects first woman mayor of Bogota 28 Oct 2019 - 11:02 am
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA - OCTOBER 27: Claudia Lopez, new Mayor of Bogota, greets her supporters after she won the election against her main contender Carlos Fernando Galan (not seen) in Bogota, Colombia on October 27, 2019.
The tip, the raid, the reveal: The takedown of al-Baghdadi 28 Oct 2019 - 10:36 am
A satellite view of the reported residence of ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to the source, near the village of Barisha, Syria, collected on September 28, 2019, is shown in this handout image released on October 27, 2019 by Maxar Technologie
67-year-old becomes China's 'oldest new mother' 28 Oct 2019 - 10:34 am
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Delhi fights hazardous pollution after Diwali party 28 Oct 2019 - 10:23 am
This photo taken on October 27, 2019 shows fireworks exploding in the sky during celebrations for the Diwali festival in New Delhi. Air quality in the Indian capital turned
Taylor Swift Helps Alibaba Plug World’s Biggest Shopping Spree 28 Oct 2019 - 09:03 am
File photo of  Taylor Swift, August 26, 2019. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
Hong Kong protesters use skin and ink to support movement 28 Oct 2019 - 08:46 am
A general view of the city of Hong Kong from the Peak Tower, China October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Trump confirms death of Islamic State group chief Baghdadi in US raid 28 Oct 2019 - 07:35 am
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement at the White House following reports that U.S. forces attacked Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in northern Syria, in Washington, U.S., October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Jim Bourg
Trump announces death of Islamic State leader Baghdadi 27 Oct 2019 - 04:27 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump makes a statement at the White House following reports that U.S. forces attacked Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in northern Syria, in Washington, U.S., October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Iraqi cleric Sadr says government should reform or resign 27 Oct 2019 - 04:14 pm
An Iraqi protester throws back a tear gas canister amid clashes with security forces during an anti-government demonstration in Iraq's capital Baghdad on October 27, 2019.   AFP
Lebanon protesters start forming nationwide human chain 27 Oct 2019 - 02:41 pm
Lebanese protesters hold hands to form a human chain along the coast from north to south as a symbol of unity, during ongoing anti-government demonstrations in Lebanon's capital Beirut on October 27, 2019. / AFP / ANWAR AMRO
Polls open for Argentina presidential election 27 Oct 2019 - 02:21 pm
Argentina's President and presidential candidate of the Juntos por el Cambio party, Mauricio Macri (R), applauds as First Lady Juliana Awada was a national flag during the closing rally of his campaign in Cordoba, Argentina, on October 24, 2019. Argentina
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters on harbourfront 27 Oct 2019 - 01:56 pm
Pro-democracy protesters attend a rally in the Tsim Sha Tsui district in Hong Kong on October 27, 2019.  AFP / Philip FONG
Hong Kong protesters in standoff with police after tear gas breaks up rally 27 Oct 2019 - 12:17 pm
Anti-government protesters standoff with riot police at Tsim Sha Tsui is in Hong Kong, China, on October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Islamic State leader Baghdadi reportedly killed in Syria by US forces 27 Oct 2019 - 10:47 am
In this file photo taken on April 30, 2019 In this undated tv grab taken from a video released by Al-Furqan media, the chief of the Islamic State group Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi purportedly appears for the first time in five years in a propaganda video in an u
U.S. President Trump to make a "major statement" on Sunday - White House 27 Oct 2019 - 09:02 am
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives for the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., September 24, 2019. REUTERS/Yana Paskova/File Photo
Lebanese army says it fired into the air near Tripoli after clash 26 Oct 2019 - 07:13 pm
Lebanese anti-government protesters stand behind a burning barricade during a demonstration in Beddawi town on the outskirts of the northern Lebanese port city of Tripoli on October 26, 2019. (AFP / Fathi AL-MASSRI)
World's costliest parking space sold for almost $1mn 26 Oct 2019 - 03:03 pm
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Protesters in Rome call for mayor to resign 26 Oct 2019 - 02:38 pm
People take part in a peaceful protest march of members of Roman citizens committees, groups and associations that say care about the future of Rome and want to take charge themselves of the Italian capital, on October 26, 2019. AFP / ANDREAS SOLARO