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 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
Business 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 30/11/2015
France Extreme poverty cannot be tackled without action on climate change, warns World Bank president 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
Business Amazon unveils delivery drone Amazon has unveiled its prototype delivery drone. Amazon announces Amazon Prime Air with an ad featuring its delivery drone prototype 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
Business 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 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
no comment Turkmenistan's biggest Yourte Members of the International Organisation of Turkic culture, Turksoy, gathered in Mary, Turkmenistan. The event was marked by demonstrations of 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
Business 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 30/11/2015
Sci-tech China resettles drought-afflicted residents Drought makes life hard for many farmers in China’s mountainous northwest. Many have left to try to make a living elsewhere, and many more are being 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
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 30/11/2015
Business 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 30/11/2015
