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Sport

Wingsuit flyers really do soar

Breathtaking Chamonix in France is fast becoming the place for Wingsuit flying.

Italy

Italian cities ban vehicles from streets to curb pollution

Streets around the Italian city of Naples were quieter than usual on Saturday (January 2). Cars, motorbikes and scooters have been banned until

China

China: miners must wait a week for rescue

Supplies passed down via boreholes

Ireland

Drug injection centres approved by Irish government

Decision must be ratified by Irish parliament

West Bank

West Bank crowds mourn 14 killed in recent violence

Thousands of Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron mourned the death of 14 people who were killed in recent attacks and clashes. The bodies

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Dive into 2016

A hardy group of Romans braved a cold, misty rain on Friday (January 1) and threw themselves off a bridge in Rome into the freezing waters of the

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High-rise of flames

A fire engulfed a 63-storey hotel which is close to the Burj Khalifa, the world’s highest tower, in downtown Dubai on Thursday night, about three

India

4 attackers, 2 soldiers killed in militant attack on Indian AF base

*Gunmen entered Indian air force base on Saturday *Fire exchanged with security forces leave two of them dead Four gunmen and two soldiers were

Lebanon

Syrian refugees struggle to keep warm during winter in Lebanon

Nearly two million Syrian refugees have settled in Lebanon. As another harsh winter sets in, many people struggle to keep their tents warm enough for

Bahrain

Bahrain: New Year's Day march turns violent

Riot police have clashed with protesters in Bahrain, as they moved in to disperse a New Year’s Day march. Officers fired tear gas and bullets in the

Ukraine

Ukrainians march in honour of controversial nationalist hero Stepan Bandera

More than a thousand people have joined a march in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, to mark the 107th anniversary of the birth of nationalist Stepan

Algeria

Thousands of Algerians gather for funeral of independence hero

Thousands of Algerians have flooded the home village of opposition leader Hocine Ait Ahmed for his funeral. Ahmed, one of the heroes of Algeria’s

Germany

Tensions ease in Munich after train station closures

Two Munich train stations that were shut down for several hours on New Year’s Eve over fears of a terrorist attack by militants from Syria and Iraq

Greece

New year sees more migrants make perilous journeys to Lesbos

New Year’s Day on the Greek island of Lesbos has seen the arrival of more migrants, seeking sanctuary in Europe. Groups are continuing to make the