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Seamus Kearney

Indonesia

Distress and anger among relatives of AirAsia victims

Relatives watch in horror as images of AirAsia wreckage and bodies are broadcast on national television

Indonesia

Massive operation to recover bodies from crashed AirAsia plane

Indonesia launches massive operation to recover bodies and wreckage from crashed AirAsia plane

Russia

Kremlin critic detained at rally held in protest over sentence against him

A critic of the Kremlin is detained at a Moscow rally held to protest against his suspended jail sentence

Russia

Kremlin protest planned after blogger given suspended sentence

A critic of the Kremlin has been found guilty of fraud and given a suspended jail term by a court in Moscow

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Indonesia

Grim task of retrieving bodies after wreckage of missing AirAsia plane found

Searchers in the Java Sea face the grim task of recovering bodies after confirmation that wreckage from the missing AirAsia flight has been found

Greece

Doubts over Greek bailout as PM forced to call snap election

Greece is facing a snap election after MPs failed to elect a new president in a tight parliamentary ballot

Greece

Greece faces snap election after MPs fail to elect a new president

Greek MPS have failed to elect a new president, meaning the country now faces a snap election

France

France tells people to enjoy Christmas, but stay vigilant

Have a relaxing Christmas, but keep personal safety in mind when out in public, say French authorities.

USA

Tension in Missouri after police shoot dead another black teenager

Tension is high in Missouri in the US after police shot dead another black teenager

USA

18-year-old black man shot dead by police in US, near where teenager Michael Brown was killed

Police in the US have shot dead an 18-year-old black man, near where the killing of another black teenager by police sparked nationwide

Iraq

Iraqi Kurds celebrate breaking of ISIL siege around Mount Sinjar

It is being described as one of the most significant victories so far against ISIL militants in Iraq. Kurdish Peshmerga fighters say they have now

Russia

Putin tries to reassure over rouble worries, but also slams the West

He attempted to reassure the Russian people about the state of their economy under his leadership. But a defiant President Vladimir Putin also took

World News

Sony confirms it's scrapping release of comedy after cyber threats

Sony Pictures has confirmed it is scrapping its global release of a comedy on the fictional assassination of North Korea’s leader. This after threats

Nigeria

Boko Haram suspected of another mass kidnapping in Nigeria

Reports in Nigeria say militants from the Boko Haram group are suspected of carrying out another mass kidnapping of women and children in the

World News

Families of Sydney cafe siege victims visit the scene

There have been emotional scenes in Australia, as the families of the hostages killed in the Sydney cafe siege visited the field of flowers laid out

Cuba

New era for US-Cuba relations after 18 months of secret talks

The US and Cuba announce talks aimed at restoring full diplomatic relations after five decades of hostility

Cuba

US and Cuba announce plan to restore relations after decades of hostility

The United States and Cuba have announced talks aimed at restoring full diplomatic relations after five decades of hostility. As part of the move

Pakistan

Children targeted in Pakistan's deadliest militant attack in years; 132 students are killed

132 children and nine staff are dead after Taliban gunmen storm a military-run high school in Pakistan

USA

Growing calls for prosecutions over secret CIA torture programme

Human rights groups and the UN demand action after a damning US Senate report found the government and public were misled over the torture of suspects after the 9/11 attacks.

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