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Sweden jails two men for life for crimes in Syria

Two men have been jailed for life in Sweden for committing acts of murder in Syria. They are the first to be jailed for terrorist crimes committed in

France

Teacher retracts ISIL accusation in Paris nursery school stabbing

A French nursery school teacher who was stabbed early on Monday morning in his school near Paris, and who claimed his assailant said the attack was a

World News

2015 : A year of television series

2015 saw another great vintage of shows to add to the small screen's outstanding recent track record of making high-class entertainment, with new producers from outside the majors or even Hollywood it

France

French police hunt for man who stabbed teacher as a "DAESH warning"

A huge manhunt is underway in St Denis north of Paris after a teacher was stabbed in a nursery school before classes began. Police immediately sealed

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World News

Nurofen pulled from shelves as British maker found cheating in Australia

A British pharmaceuticals giant has been forced to pull a bestselling product from the shelves in Australia after a court order. Judges ruled Reckitt

Afghanistan

Spanish embassy guard among dead in latest Taliban attack in Kabul

The Afghan authorities say one Spanish and one Afghan guard were killed and two Taliban militants perished in an attack on a guest house near the

Israel

More deadly clashes in West Bank as Israel battles to quell unrest

The West Bank has suffered another day of violence with at least three Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces. In Hebron a 22-year-old man

Libya

Rival Libyan parliaments set sights on Dec 16 for unity deal

Libya’s rival factions have given themselves just five more days to reach a UN-backed national unity government agreement designed to end their

World News

Coalition infighting spills into Ukraine parliament as allies tussle

Ukraine’s President Poroshenko meets his prime minister late on Friday with the future of their coalition government looking creaky. It follows a

Afghanistan

Taliban claims car bomb attack near Spanish embassy in Kabul

A guest house in the Spanish embassy compound in the Afghan capital Kabul has been struck by a car bomb. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the

Slovenia

Slovenia's police stage protest for implementation of pay rise

Around 3,000 police officers gathered in front of the government building in the Slovenian capital to protest at the government’s failure to grant

Cuba

UN Human Rights Day sees protests, detentions in Cuba

Police made at least six arrests in Havana and dissidents claimed at least 100 nationwide in Cuba. The capital saw scuffles but little more on the

Iraq

USAF claims key ISIL kills in Iraq

US air force pictures from the skies over Iraq give little idea of the effectiveness of air strikes against ISIL. The planes are here because

France

COP21 activists keep hope alive as zero hour arrives for climate deal

Many activists at the COP21 are now worried that the summit may decide to go for a deal everyone can agree on rather than the deal the planet needs

USA

FBI informed California shooter "planned attack in 2012"

Investigators trying to find out the truth about the California couple who went on a ISIL-inspired shooting rampage in San Bernardino have revealed

World News

Criticism of Donald Trump goes global after "ban Muslims from America" comments

The world has lined up to utterly condemn Donald Trump’s threat to ban Muslims from America. Even China condemned the leading Republican presidential

Russia

Turkey accuses Russia of "ethnic cleansing" in Syria

The noise of sabres being rattled continues to dominate Russo-Turkish relations. In Moscow President Vladimir Putin has received the flight recorder

Greece

EU border force could target migration problem spots

Germany and France have proposed a new EU rapid response border control force. It could, in theory at least, be deployed in member states without

World News

Angela Merkel is Time's Person of the Year...beating the leader of ISIL and Donald Trump

Before German Chancellor Angela Merkel gets too carried away at being named Time magazine’s Person of the Year she should be aware of the opposition

France

France's far-right Front National wins first round of regional elections

The far-right Front National has, according to exit polls, come top in the first round of voting in France’s regional elections. The result

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