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2014-12-14

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United Kingdom

Spectre of sabotage hangs over latest Bond movie after script stolen in N Korean Sony Pictures hack

James Bond is the one who can usually be relied on to get his hands on some secrets, but the Sony Pictures’ secrets being spilled after the North

Afghanistan

President Ghani fiercely attacks the Taliban and calls their violence "un-Islamic"

With the Taliban constantly probing for weaknesses in and around the Afghan capital and regaining ground as international military forces leave

Sport

Freund in World Cup ski jump victory

Severin claimed victory in the latest round of the Ski Jumping World Cup in Nizhny Tagil on Sunday. His win came in the individual large hill event

Russia

Protesters in Moscow take to the streets against the city's education and health cuts

The authorities in Moscow have enraged doctors and teachers with cuts leading to schools and clinic closures. Facilities are being regrouped as the

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USA

Justice For All marchers take to the streets of America's cities to call for better policing

Marches for justice spread out across America’s major cities this weekend, and with the exception of Chicago, where police made a number of arrests

Sport

Marcel Hirscher's skiing double hits the headlines in Gravity

Welcome to Gravity, our weekly show dedicated to downhill skiing. Today we start Marcel Hirscher’s double in the Swedish resort of Are. (Oree). On

Indonesia

Death toll reaches 37 after mudslide near Jakarta, Indonesia

At least 37 people are now known to have died in Indonesia after more than 100 homes were swept away by mud gushing into Jemblung village in the

Germany

Geminid meteor shower above Germany delights stargazers

The Geminids meteor shower reached its annual peak in the skies above northern Germany over the weekend. The stream of shooting stars, meteors

Algeria

11 Niger refugees killed in bus crash after fleeing Boko Haram

World News

Climate change deal agreed by UN members at Lima talks

About 190 nations gathered at the COP20 climate summit in Peru have agreed measures to fight global warming. The deal the first step towards a

Democratic Republic Of Congo

Ship capsizes in Lake Tanganyika killing over 100

Japan

Abe on course for election win but record low turnout weakens his mandate

It appears that, politically at least, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has scored a great victory in the snap election he called, where exit polls

Turkey

Raids across Turkey target media outlets linked to Erdogan foe Fethullah Gulen

More than 30 media workers have been arrested during raids on organisations across Turkey. Turkish police raided the offices of Samanyolu Television

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Haiti

Haiti's Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe resigns

Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe announced his resignation on Sunday in the wake of widespread anti-government protests in the capital

World News

Climate change deal agreed by UN members at Lima talks

Nations gathered for the COP20 summit in Lima, Peru since December 1 have agreed measures to tackle global warming. A four-page draft document is the

Haiti

Haiti PM resignation speech delayed

Haiti’s Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has delayed a speech on his possible resignation as protesters call for both him and the country’s president

USA

US Senate passes spending bill ending fears of government shutdown

The US Senate has voted to pass a 1.1 trillion dollar spending bill , lifting the threat of a government shutdown. It was passed by 56 votes to 40 in

Japan

Japanese voters go to polls with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe likely to hold onto power

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks set to be re-elected in Sunday’s parliamentary elections. Opinion polls show he is on course for a huge

World News

US climate talks stall over China and US disagreements

UN talks on climate change looked likely to collapse on Saturday after China and the US clashed over a draft agreement. The summit has already

Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro calls former Spanish PM Aznar a murderer over Iraq war deaths

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called the former prime minister of Spain, Jose Aznar, a murderer for his role in the Iraq war. Maduro said