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N. Korea slams US for 'evil' sanctions push 16 Oct 2018 - 08:53 am
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the Kumsusan Sun Palace during the celebrations of the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the Korean Workers' Party in this photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on October 11, 2018. KCNA
Australian PM faces backlash over surprise shift in Israel policy 16 Oct 2018 - 08:36 am
FILE PHOTO: The new Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison attends a news conference in Canberra, Australia August 24, 2018. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo
Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist Paul Allen dies at 65 16 Oct 2018 - 08:27 am
File photo of Seattle Seahawks owner Paul Allen on the field before Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S., February 2, 2014. Mark J. Rebilas/File Photo
US defense chief Mattis says he is on Trump's 'team' 16 Oct 2018 - 08:15 am
FILE PHOTO: Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis speaks with the media before an enhanced honor cordon arrival of Greek Minister of Defense Panagiotis Kammenos at the Pentagon in Washington, U.S., October 9, 2018. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo
At Golan crossing reopening, Druze hope to see family soon 16 Oct 2018 - 12:41 am
Peninsula
Clashes in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon wound 6 15 Oct 2018 - 08:24 pm
REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Palestinians receive aids at a United Nations food distribution centre in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, on August 8, 2018. (AFP/ Mahmud Hams)
12 die in French floods unseen in more than a century 15 Oct 2018 - 08:24 pm
Rescue workers evacuate residents from a neighbourhood after flash floods hit the southwestern Aude district of France after several months' worth of rain fell in just a few hours overnight, in Trebes, France, October 15, 2018. Reuters/Jean-Paul Pelissier
Mixing bravado and insults, Trump rallies delight supporters 15 Oct 2018 - 07:50 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump wear boots as they head out together to tour hurricane damage in Florida from the White House in Washington, U.S., October 15, 2018. Reuters/Jonathan Ernst
Turkey's diplomatic success protects 4m people in Idlib 15 Oct 2018 - 04:23 pm
Syrian children are seen at a classroom at the Jisr al-Shughur district of Idlib, Syria on October 6, 2018. Hadi Harrat - Anadolu
Hurricane Michael adds to hardship of Florida's poor 15 Oct 2018 - 03:59 pm
View of the damaged caused by Hurricane Michael in Mexico Beach, Florida, on October 13, 2018.  AFP / HECTOR RETAMAL
Merkel vows to restore Germans' confidence in government 15 Oct 2018 - 03:51 pm
German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves an event of the Federation of German Wholesalers and Retailers (BGA) in Berlin, Germany, October 15, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
Rebels fail to quit Syria buffer, throwing deal into doubt 15 Oct 2018 - 02:59 pm
FILE PHOTO: A rebel fighter carries his weapon as he walks past the turret of a damaged tank at the Mastouma military base, after they seized it, in Idlib May 20, 2015. REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah
Cologne police: Hostage incident at train station 15 Oct 2018 - 02:55 pm
Peninsula
Tensions rise over women's entry to Indian temple 15 Oct 2018 - 02:53 pm
Indian Hindu devotees take part in a protest against a Supreme Court verdict revoking a ban on women's entry to a Hindu temple, in Thiruvananthapuram in southern Kerala state on October 15, 2018. AFP
Warren DNA analysis points to Native American heritage 15 Oct 2018 - 02:27 pm
US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) addresses a town hall meeting in Roxbury, Massachusetts, October 13, 2018. / AFP / Joseph PREZIOSO
Police teargas protesters demanding I.Coast election results 15 Oct 2018 - 02:14 pm
People protest against the results of Ivory Coast's regional and municipal elections in Tiebissou, on October 14, 2018, a day after the vote. AFP / ISSOUF SANOGO
Filipinos deeply conflicted on Duterte's drug war 15 Oct 2018 - 12:54 pm
This photo taken on August 13, 2018, inmates standing next to a portrait of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte inside the city jail in Manila. AFP / TED ALJIBE
North and South Korea agree railway ceremony next month 15 Oct 2018 - 11:29 am
South Korean Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon (R) shakes hands with his North Korean counterpart Ri Son Gwon (L) during their meeting at the southern side of the border truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas