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Swedish railway operator suspends services to Denmark over controversial ID checks

All public transport operators that bring people into Sweden are now required to check that passengers have a photo ID

Spain

Rajoy claims mandate to start talks on forming new Spanish government

The People's Party won the most votes but not an absolute majority and will find it hard to cobble together a government

Switzerland

Blatter and Platini launch an appeal against their eight-year bans from football

The FIFA President and head of UEFA were also fined for ethics violations

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Macedonian Postcards: Ilinden monument (Makedonium) - Krusevo

In this episode of Macedonian Postcards we're in the central town of Krusevo

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India

Protests in New Delhi over release of man jailed in notorious gang rape case

The parents of the victim, who later died from her injuries, were among the demonstrators

Yemen

Yemeni warring factions agree to second round of peace talks

A first round of talks ended without agreement in Switzerland, but the UN says progress has been made

Turkey

Clashes in Turkey as Kurds protest against curfews and crackdown on PKK militants

The government says more than 110 militants have been killed in gun battles

Spain

Independence issue weighs heavily on the minds of voters in Catalonia

The national parties have been struggling to come up with proposals to appease the separatist movement

Spain

Only one thing certain in Spanish elections: the uncertainty of the outcome

Opinion polls suggest the incumbent prime minister of the conservative People's Party will scrape through, but without an absolute majority

Turkey

More than 100 Kurdish 'militants' killed in fighting in Turkey's southeast

The Turkish Prime Minister is vowing not to back down in the fight against the Kurdistan Workers Party or PKK

Spain

Voting stations prepare for Sunday's election in Spain, the tightest in decades

It has been a day of reflection in Spain ahead of the country's tightest election in decades

World News

Je ne regrette rien: centenary of Edith Piaf's birth celebrated

Concerts and exhibitions have been organised about the life of Edith Piaf, who died at the age of 47 from cancer

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Diplomats say peace talks on Syria likely to begin in mid to late January

But there is still no agreement on the future of the Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad

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Iraqi army advances on ISIL militants in city of Ramadi, backed up by airstrikes

The Iraqi army claims to have retaken parts of the western city of Ramadi, 100 kilometres from Baghdad

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Italian reforms minister survives no confidence vote amid conflict of interest claims

Maria Elena Boschi's family has links to a bank bailed out by the government last month

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Sainthood for Mother Teresa confirmed after Vatican recognises second miracle

Mother Teresa was beatified in 2003 after the recognition of her first miracle, but two are needed for sainthood

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Peru opens museum to remember victims of armed conflict

The country's president has officially opened a memorial museum in Lima called the Place of Memory

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Postcards from Lyon: The Confluence district

In this episode of Postcards we focus on Lyon's new modern district, the Confluence

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An architect's dream in the city that's doubling its urban centre

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Macedonian Postcards: The archaeological site of Stobi

This week in Macedonian Postcards we visit the nation's most significant archaeological site

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