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2015-01-24

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Saudi Arabia

King Abdullah death: World leaders gather in Riyadh to offer condolences

World leaders have been gathering in Saudi Arabia to pay their respects after the death of King Abdullah. The visiting officials met Abdullah’s

Ukraine

Kyiv vigil for victims of Mariupol shelling

People gathered in Kyiv to remember those killed during heavy shelling in Mariupol on Saturday, one day after rebels rejected a peace deal and

Sport

Jansrud wins shortened World Cup downhill in Kitzbuehel

Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud overcame poor weather conditions to clinch a shortened version of the classic men’s World Cup downhill on the Streif course

Japan

Japan outrage at ISIL claims it has executed hostage Haruna Yukawa

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed anger after ISIL claimed it had executed hostage Haruna Yukawa. The militant group issued a video

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United Kingdom

Cantona dismisses fan attack twenty years on

Yemen

US counter-terrorism campaign 'paralysed' by Yemen turmoil

Sport

Alpine skiing: Very Gut downhill victory

Lara Gut celebrated a home snow victory on Saturday. The Swiss Olympic Bronze medallist recovered from a slow start to master the bottom half of the

Sport

Ski jumping: Prevc soars to morale-boosting Sapporo win

Slovenia’s Peter Prevc won his first World Cup ski jump event of the season and first in just under a year on Saturday.

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More victims recovered from AirAsia plane crash site

Haiti

Haiti election deal sealed as UN team visits

A Provisional Electoral Council has been installed to organise much-delayed elections as UN Security Council members arrive in Port-au-Prince.

World News

Hundreds join 'Je Suis Muslim' rally in Sydney

Organisers say it was intended to be a "peaceful and respectful event" to counter negative media coverage of Islam following the recent attacks in Paris.

USA

Supreme Court to review lethal injection executions in Oklahoma

America’s Supreme Court has agreed to review Oklahoma’s controversial method of execution by lethal injection. It is taking up a case brought by

Brazil

Sao Paulo state faces worst water crisis in its history

A drought affecting the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo is now hitting Sao Paulo state. Water levels are running low in the Paraiba do Sul river, which

Italy

Italian police uncover new haul of looted ancient artefacts

More 2.5 million euros worth of ancient artefacts have been recovered in Italy. The 1,500 items are said to have been stolen from sites in the