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Pakistan likely to pay back IMF before Chinese debt-US Treasury official 28 Nov 2018 - 08:00 am
File photo of David Malpass, Under Secretary for International Affairs at the US Department of the Treasury, gestures during the 2018 G20 Conference entitled
Lion Air jet should have been grounded before fatal flight: safety agency 28 Nov 2018 - 07:33 am
Indonesia's National Transportation Safety Commission's (KNKT) deputy head Haryo Satmiko delivers a preliminary report on Lion Air flight JT 610 during a press conference in Jakarta on November 28, 2018. / AFP / Bay ISMOYO
Brexit: British youth lobby MPs for second referendum 27 Nov 2018 - 11:36 pm
The Brexit deal’s fate is unclear, as the Democratic Unionist Party, the party that May needs to get her legislation through parliament, has repeatedly stated that they will vote against her deal as will other parties within parliament.
South Korea apologizes over vagrants' detention, forced work 27 Nov 2018 - 10:54 pm
A man walks past a homeless man at an underground shopping district in Seoul, South Korea, July 12, 2016. Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji
Chicago cops on trial for alleged coverup of black teen's shooting 27 Nov 2018 - 10:54 pm
Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke looks as the jury sends a question to Judge Vincent Gaughan (not shown) during deliberations in Van Dyke's murder trial of 17-year old Laquan McDonald, in Chicago, Illinois, US, October 5, 2018. Antonio Perez/Chicago
Bomb, gun threats lock down Georgia school district 27 Nov 2018 - 09:52 pm
A police car behind police tape blocking a street leading to the Jacksonville Landing area in downtown Jacksonville, Florida, August 26, 2018 where 2  killed and 11 others wounded. AFP/Gianrigo Marletta
Ex-official from Venezuela sentenced to decade in US prison 27 Nov 2018 - 09:28 pm
The logo of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA is seen next to a mural depicting late President Hugo Chavez at a gas station in Caracas, March 2, 2017. Reuters / Carlos Garcia Rawlins
Benoit Quennedey: French Senate official accused of spying for North Korea 27 Nov 2018 - 09:28 pm
A picture taken on November 16, 2017 shows senior French civil servant Benoit Quennedey posing in Paris. AFP
European court rules Russia discriminated against gay people 27 Nov 2018 - 09:28 pm
Homosexuality was a criminal offence in Russia until 1993 and classed as a mental illness until 1999.
Report: Manafort met with Julian Assange ahead of 2016 leaks 27 Nov 2018 - 08:11 pm
This November 27, 2018 combination picture shows Wikileaks founder Julian Assange at the Embassy of Ecuador in London on May 19, 2017 and former Trump presidential campaign manager Paul Manafort at New York  Yankee Stadium on October 17, 2017. AFP / Getty
Lebanon minister: Syrian abuses slow return of refugees 27 Nov 2018 - 08:04 pm
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British radio presenter killed in Lebanon 27 Nov 2018 - 08:01 pm
Radio One host Gavin Ford posing in the Lebanese based Radio station in the town of Beit Mery east of Beirut on January 26, 2017. AFP
Hariri office denies Lebanon turned down Russian aid 27 Nov 2018 - 08:01 pm
The media office of Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said the al-Akhbar article was
Lebanon minister: Syrian abuses slow return of refugees 27 Nov 2018 - 07:56 pm
Minister of State for Refugees Affairs Mouin Merhebi told The Associated Press that 20 refugees have been killed since refugee started returning from Lebanon in June.
Syrian refugee stranded at Malaysian airport lands in Canada 27 Nov 2018 - 07:12 pm
Hassan al-Kontar at KLIA2 International Departure Hall (Instagram/hassan_alkontar)
Brazil loses 'one million football pitches' worth of forest 27 Nov 2018 - 06:15 pm
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Sleeping pilot overflies Australian island destination 27 Nov 2018 - 06:01 pm
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Migrant flows slow to trickle in Libyan former smuggling hub 27 Nov 2018 - 05:31 pm
Coastguard official Ayman al-Dabbashi is seen on the seafront at the Libyan city of Sabratha, Libya November 21, 2018. Picture taken November 21, 2018. REUTERS/Aidan Lewis