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2015-11-30

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France

COP21: Indigenous peoples demand legal status to protect lands

Away from the media coverage of the Climate Conference, the voices of the people on the frontline of the effects of global warming are fighting to be

France

Paris climate conference: Could world tensions get in the way?

Paris more than most cities knows that these are troubled times – not just for the environment. And the fear is that a context of war, terrorism and

Saudi Arabia

900 Saudi women running for office

With less than two weeks until voting gets underway in Saudi Arabia, campaigning by women taking part in elections for the first time is in full

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Turkey

Turkish PM Davutoglu's government wins parliamentary vote of confidence

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu’s government on Monday won an expected vote of confidence in parliament and approval for its programme

Russia

Body of Russian bomber pilot Oleg Peshkov arrives in Moscow

The body of the pilot of a Russian Su-24 bomber shot down by a Turkish fighter jet last week has arrived in Moscow. Oleg Peshkov was shot dead while

Economy

IMF allows Chinese yuan to enter the jet set currency club

The IMF has accepted the Chinese yuan into the club of elite currencies. IMF set to put yuan in reserve currency basket https://t.co/h7quutjx6y

India

India: Rally against intolerance ends in clashes outside parliament

Protesters from India’s opposition Congress Party clashed with police near parliament on Monday as a rally against perceived intolerance ended in

Economy

Amazon unveils delivery drone

Amazon has unveiled its prototype delivery drone. Amazon announces Amazon Prime Air with an ad featuring its delivery drone prototype

Israel

Palestinians slam delay in Israeli court's verdict on murdered teen

Palestinians have denounced an Israeli court’s verdict on the murder of a 16-year-old Palestinian youth who was abducted in East Jerusalem and burned

Sport

The unstoppable goalscoring machines of Vardy, Messi, Suarez and Neymar

Only five years ago he was playing in the seventh tier of the English football pyramid. Over the weekend he entered the Premier League record books

Belgium

Belgium's PM Michel calls for a European CIA

The Belgian prime minister has suggested Europe needs a central intelligence agency to reinforce and coordinate its anti-terrorist operations

Economy

Cyber Monday clicks leave Black Friday in bits

Retailers are certain that Cyber Monday will prove a bigger hit than its cousin Black Friday. Shopping trends now show that more and more people

Greece

Happy ending for young couple caught up in Europe's migration crisis

After an agonising wait, a young couple caught up in Europe’s migration crisis have finally been reunited. Syrian Samer Alkaled made it from Turkish

World News

Pacific Islands bear brunt of climate change, says activists

Dozens of activists at the COP 21 summit in Paris have taken part in the so-called Run for your Life, a relay race from the Arctic across northern

France

Leaders ponder the cost of greenhouse gas reductions

The major sticking point for world leaders attending the climate change conference in Paris(COP21) is to reconcile the cost to the global economy of

Kosovo

Tear gas protest hits Kosovo parliament ahead of Kerry visit

Kosovo’s parliament was disrupted again on Monday. Members of the opposition have been causing chaos by repeatedly releasing tear gas in protest at

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Turkmenistan's biggest Yourte

Members of the International Organisation of Turkic culture, Turksoy, gathered in Mary, Turkmenistan. The event was marked by demonstrations of

France

China calls on developing nations to honour financial pledges

China, the world’s second largest polluter, has called for every nation to be able to develop its own solution to global warming. China’s President

Sport

Thousands gather at Eden Park for Lomu memorial

A public and very emotional memorial service took place at Eden Park in Auckland on Monday for All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu, who died earlier this

Sport

Messi, Ronaldo and Neymar make Ballon d'Or shortlist

Usual suspects Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have been joined by Neymar as the shortlist for the Ballon d’Or world footballer of the year award

Sport

LA Lakers star Bryant to retire

LA Lakers star Kobe Bryant has announced he is to retire after the current season. The 37-year-old Guard is arguably one the best players of his

Economy

Japan and EU discuss free-trade deal

Japan and the European Union are engaged in talks on opening an economic partnership. #EU-#Japan #FTA talks to continue into 2016 despite progress at

France

Brandalism crashes the COP21 summit and lampoons greenwashing businesses

One group making headlines at the Paris Climate summit is British activists Brandalism, who have coined a new word to describe their subversive

France

Obama accepts duty of US to help fix climate change

Speaking at the Paris summit, US President Barack Obama said the United States accepted its duty as the world’s second-biggest greenhouse gas emitter

Economy

Gold loses lustre as prices fall to a six-year low

All that glitters is not gold and gold is not so shiny at the moment as it falls to its lowest price in almost six years. Gold prices falls B50 to

Cinema

Terence Davies casts former model in 'Sunset Song'

Adapted from the classic novel of the same name by Scottish author Lewis Grassic Gibbon, ‘Sunset Song’ is the story of a farming family in rural