ASSAD'S STRATEGIC USE OF ISIL MADE HIS VICTORY IN SYRIA POSSIBLE
The Syrian regime used groups like ISIL and al-Qaeda to undermine the opposition and seize territory.
MEDIA INVESTIGATION EXPOSES SCALE OF YEARS-LONG EUROPEAN TAX SCAM
So-called "cum-ex" deals saw billions of euros drained from treasuries throughout the continent, media reports say.
THOUSANDS OF HONDURAN MIGRANTS ARRIVE IN GUATEMALA CITY
Donald Trump has threatened to cut aid to Guatemala unless they stop the Hondurans.
PERU OPPOSITION LEADER KEIKO FUJIMORI FREED
Fujimori remains under investigation over undeclared financial contributions to her 2011 presidential campaign.
IRAQI SECURITY: CAMPS FOR DISPLACED ARE BEING CLOSED
Iraqi government closes IDP camps but there's concern about where the people there are being sent.
THE LUST FOR LIBYA: HOW A NATION WAS TORN APART
The legacy of the life and death of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.
MEXICO ON ALERT AS NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE BREWS IN PACIFIC
If the depression along the Gulf of Mexico turns into a tropical storm, it will be given the name Vicente.
IVORY COAST ELECTION RESULTS REVEALED
The ruling coalition in Ivory Coast has maintained its majority after municipal elections on Saturday.
INDIA'S HOSPITAL TRAIN
101 East boards the hospital train travelling across India, delivering medical care to those who need it the most.
BRAZIL: TEMER'S LAWYERS ATTEMPT TO BLOCK CORRUPTION CHARGES
President Michel Temer is accused of taking bribes in return for helping shape a decree regulating Brazil's ports.
THEIR RELATIVES WERE KILLED. NOW THEY'RE RUNNING FOR PARLIAMENT
An Afghan Sikh, Kabul woman, and 54-year-old Nangarhar resident have experienced violence and now campaign for security.
IN HIS 'LAST' COLUMN, KHASHOGGI WROTE ON THREATS TO FREE MEDIA
The Saudi dissident journalist has not been seen since entering the Kingdom's consulate in Istanbul on October 2.
HAITI PROTESTS ERUPT OVER POLITICIANS' MISUSE OF PETROCARIBE FUNDS
The fund from a Venezuelan oil agreement was to provide social development and improve public services.
ARSONIST GETS 24 YEARS IN JAIL FOR BURNING TEXAS MOSQUE
Marq Perez had set fire to Victoria Islamic Centre, a crime seen as part of a wave of bigotry towards US Muslims.
KHASHOGGI DISAPPEARANCE: TRUMP ASKS TURKEY FOR RECORDINGS
US president has dismissed allegations against Saudi Arabia as another case of 'guilty until proven innocent'.
CHINA DEMAND FUELS SOLOMON ISLANDS MASS DEFORESTATION
Global Witness investigation finds forests being felled at 19 times the sustainable rate; vast network of logging roads.
KHASHOGGI CASE: IS SAUDI-TURKISH INVESTIGATION A MERE FORMALITY?
Saudi-Turkish probe into disappearance represents a front to negotiate interests between the two nations, analysts say.
MAY 'TO CONSIDER' EXTENDING UK'S POST-BREXIT TRANSITION PERIOD
British PM may consider extending transition period after Brexit to break deadlock over Irish border, say officials.
ZIMBABWE'S NEW INFORMATION ERA
Rights groups are demanding a review of outdated laws on information transparency.
MALDIVES OPPOSITION SEEKS TO BAR PRESIDENT FROM LEAVING COUNTRY
Lawyers ask police to stop defeated President Abdulla Yameen from leaving country over corruption allegations.
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