In Pictures29 Oct 2013 13:16 GMT
Oil-rich region holds disputed referendum to decide whether to join Sudan or South Sudan.
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Sudan protest leaders, generals sign transition deal
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Pakistan and India trade barbs after rare UN Kashmir talks
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Indian authorities begin easing clampdown in parts of Kashmir
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Drone attack by Yemen rebels sparks fire in Saudi oil field
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US issues warrant to seize Iranian oil tanker Grace 1
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'Protect the students': Hong Kong teachers join protests
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Separatists withdraw from key posts in Yemen's Aden
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Justin Trudeau's government goes ka-boom
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Summer heat bakes Alaska
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The colonial origins of extractivism in Africa
by Amy Niang
by Erika Guevara-Rosas
by Andrew Mitrovica
by Anam Zakaria