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Macron shows no regret over outburst against workers 06 Oct 2017 - 10:59 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech thanking firefighters and emergency services personnel during a ceremony at The Elysee Palace in Paris on October 6, 2017. AFP / Philippe Wojazer
Iran open to talks over its ballistic missile programme: sources 06 Oct 2017 - 07:58 pm
A handout photo provided by the office of Iran supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him and President Hassan Rouhani meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on October 4, 2017 (AFP)
Toddler rescued after 12 hours in Swiss Alps crevice 06 Oct 2017 - 07:49 pm
This handout pictured taken by Swiss Police of the Canton of Valais on October 4, 2017 shows the tiny crevasse from where a child fell in a six-metre (20-foot) deep cavity and was rescued after 12 hours of work near Aletsch glacier on October 5, 2017.  AF
In Las Vegas, shooting tragedy met with goodwill from strangers 06 Oct 2017 - 07:42 pm
FILE PHOTO: Paola Bautista, 39, from Fontana, California, sits in her hospital bed at Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center after being shot at the Route 91 music festival mass shooting next to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. Oct
Murdoch’s UK paper arm admits computer hacking, fuelling criticism of Sky takeover 06 Oct 2017 - 07:35 pm
Rupert Murdoch
Catalan police chief in court accused of sedition 06 Oct 2017 - 12:32 pm
Josep Luis Trapero (R), chief of the Catalan police Mossos d'Esquadra who is under investigation for sedition, arrives to the High Court in Madrid on October 6, 2017.  AFP / JAVIER SORIANO
Freeing Raqa of last IS holdouts may take 'weeks': French minister 06 Oct 2017 - 12:30 pm
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), Syrian fighters backed by US special forces, take a position on the eastern frontline of Raqa on October 5, 2017. AFP / BULENT KILIC
6.0-magnitude quake hits off Japan coast, no tsunami warning 06 Oct 2017 - 12:17 pm
Peninsula
Tillerson denies wanting to resign as secretary of state 05 Oct 2017 - 11:27 pm
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
Trump to make decision on Iran deal in 'coming days' 05 Oct 2017 - 11:26 pm
US President Donald Trump
Macron comment fuels 'out of touch' image 05 Oct 2017 - 10:41 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron gestures as he delivers a speech on the European Union in the amphitheatre of the Sorbonne University in Paris on September 26, 2017. (AFP / ludovic Marin)
Independence or bust: Catalan leader boxed in by his own angry base 05 Oct 2017 - 10:13 pm
President of the Catalan regional government Carles Puigdemont (2R) and Josep Lluis Trapero (R), chief of the Catalan regional police, inspecting the Mossos D'Esquadra troops before attending an institutional ceremony to award the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catal
Pakistan Suicide attack kills 18 amid fears of more attacks 05 Oct 2017 - 08:38 pm
FILE PHOTO: The feet of an injured man are seen covered in blood after a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan, January 10, 2017 (Reuters / Mohammad Ismail)
How the Las Vegas shooter foiled a well-drilled counter-terrorism plan 05 Oct 2017 - 08:26 pm
A general view shows a sign outside the New Frontier Armory on October 4, 2017 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Stephen Paddock legally bought firearms at the store earlier this year. On October 1, Paddock killed at least 59 people and injured more than 500 af
Gabon president wins libel case against French author 05 Oct 2017 - 07:23 pm
This combination of file pictures created on September 1, 2017 shows Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba (L) waiting for the start of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group A football match between Gabon and Guinea-Bissau at the Stade de l'Amitie Sino-Gabon
Iran slaps ban on hookahs in holy city of Qom 05 Oct 2017 - 02:55 pm
Photo for representation only. Jamil Qom restaurant
Woman’s murder prompts mass eviction of Syrians from Lebanese town 05 Oct 2017 - 02:32 pm
A picture of Rayya Chidiac hangs on her family's home in the village of Miziara, northern Lebanon, September 29, 2017. Picture taken September 29, 2017. REUTERS/ Omar Ibrahim
British author Kazuo Ishiguro wins Nobel Literature Prize 05 Oct 2017 - 02:24 pm
(FILES) This file photo taken on September 11, 2010 shows British author Kazuo Ishiguro posing during the