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India's Sabarimala temple turned into fortress for new gender battle 16 Nov 2018 - 06:55 pm
In this file photo taken on October 18, 2018 Indian Hindu devotees are pictured at the Sabarimala hilltop temple in the southern state of Kerala. AFP / Arun Sankar
Czech PM Babis says will "never resign" over investigation 16 Nov 2018 - 12:28 pm
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (R) gestures next to his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki during a welcome ceremony before of a joint meeting between the Czech and Polish governments on November 15, 2018 in Prague. / AFP / Michal Cizek
Drought-hit Cape Town should cut down 'alien' trees: study 16 Nov 2018 - 11:55 am
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42 killed as Zimbabwe bus catches fire: police 16 Nov 2018 - 11:46 am
The burnt out remains of a passenger bus that caught fire are seen near Beitbridge, Zimbabwe, in this undated handout picture received November 16, 2018. Zimbabwe Red Cross/ Via Reuters
N. Korea to expel US citizen who 'illegally entered' country: KCNA 16 Nov 2018 - 11:36 am
Peninsula
Severe cyclone kills 10 in southern India; 80,000 evacuated 16 Nov 2018 - 09:34 am
Debris from a damaged roof is pictured on a platform at the train station in Nagapattinam in India's southern Tamil Nadu state on November 16, 2018, after a cyclone struck the region. / AFP / -
Thousands rally against billionaire Czech PM 16 Nov 2018 - 12:24 am
A protester holds up a sign depicting Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis during a rally to protest against Babis, following a scandal of having managed subsidy fraud, on November 15, 2018 at the Wenceslas Square in Prague. AFP / Michal Cizek
Seven peacekeepers killed in clashes near Ebola-hit part of east Congo 15 Nov 2018 - 11:59 pm
A soldier from the the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) standing in position outside an FARDC camp during a patrol in Beni on November 13, 2018.  AFP / John Wessels 

 
Sri Lankan lawmakers fight in Parliament over PM dispute 15 Nov 2018 - 11:59 pm
Supporters of Sri Lanka's ousted prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gather at a rally in Colombo on November 15, 2018.  AFP / Lakruwan Wanniarachchi
British PM fights rebellion over Brexit deal 15 Nov 2018 - 11:37 pm
Theresa May
Trump seethes against Russia probe 'disgrace' 15 Nov 2018 - 11:37 pm
Robert Mueller and Donald Trump (Saul Loeb & Brendan Smialowski, AFP)
UK's defiant May tells critics it's her Brexit deal or chaos 15 Nov 2018 - 08:37 pm
Theresa May
Witness: El Chapo told me to give $100,000 to general 15 Nov 2018 - 06:46 pm
Handout picture released by the Mexican Interior Ministry on January 20, 2017 shows Joaquin Guzman Loera aka El Chapo Guzman sitting in a chair as he is extradited to the US in an unknowen location. AFP
Bangladesh photographer detained during protests gets bail 15 Nov 2018 - 06:28 pm
 In this file photo taken on August 6, 2018 activist and photographer Shahidul Alam arrives surrounded by policemen for an appearance in court in Dhaka.  AFP / Munir Uz Zaman
Flights resume at Kuwait International Airport: Kuwait Airways 15 Nov 2018 - 06:19 pm
People are having fun with a boat on the flooded main road of the Daeya area of Kuwait city late on November 14, 2018, following heavy rain in the Gulf emirate, four days after flash floods hit the Gulf emirate, killing a man and causing damage to roads,
Facebook denies hiding Russian sabotage, but fires lobbying firm 15 Nov 2018 - 03:52 pm
FILE PHOTO: Silhouettes of mobile users are seen next to a screen projection of Facebook logo in this picture illustration taken March 28, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Bangladesh scraps plan to start repatriating Rohingya 15 Nov 2018 - 02:59 pm
Hundreds of Rohingya refugees shout slogans as they protest against their repatriation at the Unchiprang camp in Teknaf, Bangladesh November 15, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain
Abe, Putin to accelerate WWII treaty talks stalled by island row 15 Nov 2018 - 02:53 pm
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin attend a meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Russia Summit in Singapore, November 14, 2018. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via