2016-12-01

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Thai mourners hold candlelight vigils to pay tribute to late king

Mourners hold candles as they gather during a vigil to pay tribute to Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej in central Bangkok.

01/12/2016

World News

Australia: protesters call for an end to offshore detention of asylum seekers

Protesters have rallied outside the Australian parliament for a second consecutive day.

01/12/2016

China

Luxury crackdown sees China's 'super rich' taxed extra for 'super cars'

Communist China’s super rich are to be taxed an extra ten percent on so-called super cars.

01/12/2016

USA

Big Mac inventor dies, aged 98

Michael James Delligatti, the inventor of the Big Mac, has died at the age of 98.

01/12/2016

World News

Fresh hope of a "functional cure" for HIV

The surprising results have come from a US study in monkeys involving an antibody used to treat Crohn's disease.

01/12/2016

USA

Carlsen retains World Chess Championship

Magnus Carlsen has won the World Chess Championship title for the third consecutive time. He defeated Sergey Karjakin in a series of tense tie-breaking games.

01/12/2016

USA

Watch: A thief was caught on camera stealing a bucket of gold flakes

New York police are searching for a green-clad man who swiped an 86-pound (39 kg) pail of gold flakes off an armored truck two months ago and disappeared with the estimated…

01/12/2016

Colombia

Football air crash - leaked tape shows plane 'ran out of fuel'

The plane that crashed in Colombia wiping out most of a Brazilian football team was running out of fuel and had no electrical power.

01/12/2016

United Kingdom

UK parliament backs bill to force internet porn viewers to register their age

The UK's House of Commons this week passed a bill that obliges internet users to verify their age before viewing free online pornographic videos.

01/12/2016

World News

Colombian Congress approves FARC peace deal

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has finally achieved his peace deal with FARC rebels.

01/12/2016

Syria

UN warns Aleppo risks becoming a 'graveyard'

At least 26 people are killed in latest artillery bombardments on Aleppo's rebel zone including some who had fled from frontline area.

01/12/2016

United Kingdom

Bank note controversy in UK

The Bank of England’s new plastic five pound note has fallen foul of vegans and members of the UK’s Sikh and Hindu communities.

01/12/2016

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: EP presidency battle heats up and power plan revealed

This is the Brief from Brussels, a round-up of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

01/12/2016

World News

No more AIDS by 2030?

Being diagnosed with HIV today means something very different than it did 20 or 30 years ago.

01/12/2016

France

Rwanda accuses French officials of complicity in genocide

Rwanda has launched an inquiry into 20 French officials it suspects of involvement in the 1994 genocide.

01/12/2016

USA

Fiat heir Elkann faces 'fake kidnapping' charge in New York

The grandson of the former Fiat boss Gianni Agnelli faces charges of faking a kidnapping in New York.

01/12/2016