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Lebanon to elect president but divisions run deep 29 Oct 2016 - 11:00 am
A giant poster that reads 'Strong Lebanon' and bears the portrait of Lebanese presidential candidate Michel Aoun is seen on a bridge on the Zalka highway, north of the capital Beirut on October 28, 2016.  AFP / JOSEPH EID
Trump looks for boost from Clinton's new email problem 29 Oct 2016 - 10:53 am
Republican Presidential candidate Donald J. Trump applauds supporters after a rally at the McGrath Amphitheater on October 28, 2016 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  David Greedy / AFP
PM to celebrate Diwali with ITBP 29 Oct 2016 - 10:45 am
An Indian worker bursts firecrackers during a fireworks display at a local marketplace on the eve of Diwali festival in Jammu. AFP / STRINGER
Thousands queue to visit coffin of late Thai king 29 Oct 2016 - 10:44 am
Mourners from the Kamphaeng tribe line up to get into the Throne Hall at the Grand Palace for the first time to pay respects in front of the golden urn of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in Bangkok, Thailand, October 29, 2016. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Iraqi army says 3 more villages captured from Islamic State 29 Oct 2016 - 10:30 am
An Iraqi soldier and a civilian ride a motorbike as smoke rises behind them, on the road between Qayyarah and Mosul on October 28, 2016.  AFP / BULENT KILIC
Iraq forces launch operation to cut Mosul off from Syria 29 Oct 2016 - 10:27 am
A member of Iraqi forces, wearing a skull mask, waits at a checkpoint for people fleeing the main hub city of Mosul on October 28, 2016 between Qayyarah and Mosul during an operation to retake the city from the Islamic State (IS) group. AFP / BULENT KILIC
Two Indian soldiers killed along disputed Kashmir frontier 29 Oct 2016 - 10:26 am
An Indian army soldier patrols along a highway on the outskirts of Srinagar, September 29, 2016. REUTERS/Danish Ismail
Calais businesses dare to hope for 'apres-Jungle' boost 29 Oct 2016 - 10:23 am
Police officers wait at the Calais 'jungle' camp during the fourth day of evacuation in Calais, France on October 27, 2016.   NnoMan - Anadolu Agency
Clinton faces FBI probe as race enters final 10 days 29 Oct 2016 - 10:12 am
US Democratic presidential Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on October 28, 2016. AFP / Jewel Samad
Thais gather at palace to view late king's funeral urn 29 Oct 2016 - 09:43 am
Mourners walk in line to enter the Throne Hall at the Grand Palace for the first time to pay respects to the body of Thailand's late King Bhumibol Adulyadej that is kept in a golden urn in Bangkok, Thailand, October 29, 2016. Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha
A late October surprise wallops Team Clinton 29 Oct 2016 - 09:16 am
A giant pumpkin created by Master Carver Hugh McMahon with the faces of 2016 Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is displayed at Chelsea Market in New York, U.S., October 28, 2016. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz
India, Japan eye deeper defence ties to counter China 28 Oct 2016 - 08:15 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi attends a plenary session during the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit at the Washington Convention, April 1, 2016. (AFP / SAUL LOEB)
Enslaved teen boys dial for help from Indian shoe factory 28 Oct 2016 - 08:08 pm
Representative image. (Reuters)
JNU students protest outside Delhi Police headquarters 28 Oct 2016 - 07:58 pm
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Most Republicans believe Russia is meddling in U.S. election 28 Oct 2016 - 01:09 pm
Donald Trump's campaign plane passes Hillary Clinton's campaign plane as it lands in Las Vegas, Nevada. Reuters/Lucy Nicholson
UN says IS slaughtered at least 232 people near Mosul last week 28 Oct 2016 - 12:28 pm
A Kurdish Peshmerga fighter looks through a Milan missile before recapturing from Islamic state militants the Fadiliya village in Nawaran, north of Mosul, Iraq, October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Air Jalal
Dutch far right's Geert Wilders: I will boycott "political" trial 28 Oct 2016 - 12:01 pm
File photo of Dutch far-right wing PVV-leader Geert Wilders. AFP / ANP / Evert-Jan Daniels
Myanmar investigators dismiss missing plane reports, end search 28 Oct 2016 - 11:51 am
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