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Israeli airforce strikes IS-linked group in Syria: army 28 Nov 2016 - 11:47 am
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Japan skating rink slammed for freezing 5,000 fish 28 Nov 2016 - 11:19 am
The handout picture taken in November 2016 and released on November 28, 2016 shows people skating on an ice rink with 5,000 frozen dead fish inside at the Space World amusement park in Kitakyushu, southwestern Japan. AFP PHOTO / SPACE WORLD
Tens of thousands protest against India cash ban 28 Nov 2016 - 11:12 am
People stand in a queue outside the Reserve Bank of India during a nationwide strike called by major trade unions to protest against demonetisation in Kolkata on November 28, 2016. AFP / Dibyangshu SARKAR
Syria rebels lose all of northeast Aleppo: monitor 28 Nov 2016 - 11:05 am
A tank is seen on a street on November 27, 2016 in the Masaken Hanano district in eastern Aleppo, a day after Syrian pro-government forces resized it from rebel fighters. AFP / GEORGE OURFALIAN
S. Korea's Park refuses questioning by prosecutors: lawyer 28 Nov 2016 - 11:00 am
People attend a protest calling for Park Geun-hye to step down on a road leading to the Presidential Blue House in Central Seoul, South Korea, November 26, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Syrian monitor confirms army advance in key Aleppo district 28 Nov 2016 - 10:49 am
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Sikh militant commander recaptured after India jailbreak 28 Nov 2016 - 09:45 am
An Indian police personnel and onlookers stand near the gate of the Nabha maximum-security jail in Nabha in the state of Punjab on November 27, 2016. AFP / STR
Support for Australian PM falls with another legislative compromise 28 Nov 2016 - 09:35 am
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull reacts as he answers questions during a media conference in Parliament House, Canberra, Australia, November 22, 2016. AAP/Lukas Coch/via REUTERS
Cubans to throng Revolution Square in mourning for Fidel Castro 28 Nov 2016 - 09:25 am
Hundreds of young Cubans gather at Havana University as they mourn the death of Cuban leader Fidel Castro in Havana, Cuba, on November 26, 2016. (Ernesto Mastrascusa - Anadolu Agency)
Syria forces take third of rebel-held Aleppo, civilians flee 28 Nov 2016 - 09:15 am
A picture taken on November 27, 2016 shows a damaged mosque in the Masaken Hanano district in eastern Aleppo, a day after Syrian pro-government forces resized it from rebel fighters. AFP / GEORGE OURFALIAN
Indonesian army chopper pilot saved days after crash 28 Nov 2016 - 08:02 am
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Bomb defused near US embassy in Philippines: police 28 Nov 2016 - 07:49 am
A member of police bomb disposal unit (R) holding a water bomb disruptor, walks towards the site where a suspicious package was found, for detonation along Roxas boulevard near the US embassy in Manila on November 28, 2016. AFP / TED ALJIBE
Opposition wins nearly half of seats in Kuwait 27 Nov 2016 - 10:10 pm
Kuwaiti Islamist candidate and opposition leader Waleed Al Tabtabaee (centre) celebrates with his supporters following the announcment of his victory in the parliamentary election, in Kuwait city, yesterday.
Abbas's Fatah in rare congress as succession talk builds 27 Nov 2016 - 08:38 pm
Palestinian couples sit on stage during a group wedding celebration held on November 24, 2016, for 27 couples, organised by President Mahmud Abbas' Fatah movement. (AFP / JAAFAR ASHTIYEH)
Vintage biplane crashes in Kenya, Irish pilots unhurt 27 Nov 2016 - 08:26 pm
UN Yemen envoy in new bid for peace 27 Nov 2016 - 08:05 pm
UN envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed arrives for a press conference at the ministery of information in Kuwait City on April 30, 2016. (AFP / YASSER AL-ZAYYAT) .
Renzi faces pressure to stay in office as Italy referendum defeat looms 27 Nov 2016 - 07:51 pm
Matteo Renzi (Reuters)
Trump and Cuba's future: questions after Castro's death 27 Nov 2016 - 07:44 pm
Cuban President Raul Castro and his US counterpart Barack Obama held a meeting in Panama in April 2015, the first between US and Cuban leaders since 1956 (AFP / Mandel Ngan)