Units of time

People wait in line for a screening on Friday at the 60th annual Thessaloniki International Film Festival, which kicked off on Thursday and runs to November 11. One of the biggest cinematic events in the Balkans, the festival is spread out across different venues in the northern port city though centered mainly around the warehouse complex on the seafront.

At least 23 people have been killed during protests in Chile against the government's economic policies.

At least 20 people were killed and 865 injured when Iraqi security forces opened fire on protesters in the city of Karbala, south of the capital Baghdad, last night, citing medical and police sources.

"They opened fire randomly while police vehicles rammed into protesters, leaving at least ten people dead," eyewitness Gaafar al-Saadi told Anadolu Agency.

The 96th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey was celebrated across the country on Oct. 29.

The 56th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival started on Oct. 26 with the traditional cortege and the opening night at the Sports Hall. Actors and actresses of cinema and TV greeted the public during the three hours, while the cortege with old cars drifted along the streets of Antalya.

Iraqi security forces fired tear gas to force protesters away from Baghdad's Green Zone on Oct. 26 ahead of a planned parliament session, AFP correspondents said, a day after 42 demonstrators were killed.    

Clocks in Greece should be set back an hour at 4 a.m. on Saturday to 3 a.m. as Daylight Saving Time ends.
The next time clocks will change will be on the last Sunday of March 2020, when official summer time will begin.

Hundreds of thousands of people protested Wednesday against social inequalities in Chile, despite reforms announced by President Sebastian Pinera, BTA reports.

Three people died in the last 24 hours. This was announced by the Ministry of Interior. Thus, the total number of victims of the protests reached 18.

An earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter Scale has been reported in northern Greece in the Mount Athos region, BGNES reported.

According to Greek seismologists, the epicentrе of the earthquake was located 7-8 km. southeast of Ierissos at a depth of 10 km. "It was a slight earthquake, isolated," Ilias Fikos, a geologist and physicist, told ANA-MPA.

The consent of the Turkish Cypriots was not sought while the UN Security Council adopted extension of the mandate of the Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) for a period of six months, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Oct. 18.