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Now playing Next Israel Abbas will 'no longer deal with Israel' if UN statehood resolution fails Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas warns he'll cut all ties with Israel if the United Nations Security Council resolution on statehood fails. 23/12/2014
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Now playing Next West Bank Palestinians clash with Israeli forces in Bethlehem Just two days before Christmas, dozens of Palestinians, some dressed as Santa Claus, clashed with Israeli forces at a checkpoint in Bethlehem 23/12/2014
Now playing Next Iraq Peshmerga fighters move on Sinjar town in Iraq as fierce battle with ISIL rages The United States continue to launch air strikes against ISIL positions in Iraq as Kurdish Peshmerga forces move closer to Sinjar town and the 23/12/2014
Now playing Next Pakistan Peshawar massacre fresh in memory of Pakistanis The Pakistani city of Peshawar is still trying to come to terms with the murder of over 140 of its citizens, the majority of them children, at the 23/12/2014
Now playing Next Sport Freeman's Olympic body suit turns up after 14 years The body suit worn by Cathy Freeman during the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics may have turned up 14 years after going missing. Freeman 23/12/2014
Now playing Next Syria Over 10 children killed in latest Syria violence At least 10 children have been killed in Syria after government airstrikes hit two schools in separate incidents today. Seven of the dead were from 23/12/2014
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine to seek NATO membership and step up military presence in war-torn east Ukraine’s parliament has voted to drop its official neutrality in international relations. President Petro Poroshenko pledged on Tuesday to seek 23/12/2014
Now playing Next Russia Russia successfully launches the massive Angara 5 rocket into orbit Russia has succesfully launched its massive Angara 5 rocket. The spacecraft is the first new rocket to be developed by Russia since the fall of the 23/12/2014
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Now playing Next Greece Greek lawmakers gear up for final presidential vote Greek MPs are gearing up for a third and final vote in their bid to elect a president. If that ballot also fails, it will trigger a general election 23/12/2014
Now playing Next Ukraine Ukraine's complicated path to NATO membership Ukrainian public opinion on NATO membership remained low, according to numerous independent polls conducted between 2005 and 2013. Just months before 23/12/2014
Now playing Next Ukraine Russia calls Ukraine's bid to join NATO "counterproductive" Russia has been reacting to the news that Ukraine has dropped its international neutrality, saying it gives false hope that the political crisis in 23/12/2014
Now playing Next Italy Italy trains delayed after 'arson attack' along Milan-Bologna line Italian train services have suffered severe disruptions following an arson attack along the Milan-Bologna line. Though no group has claimed 23/12/2014
Now playing Next France Valls downplays extremist link in France attacks One of the victims of Monday evening’s attack in the western city of Nantes has died in hospital. At least nine others were injured when a van 23/12/2014
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Now playing Next world news Memorial services held in Sydney for cafe siege victims Hundreds of mourners gathered at a Sydney church this morning for the funeral of 34-year-old cafe manager, Tori Johnson. Johnson was killed while 23/12/2014
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