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Chicago police officer pleads not guilty to murdering black teen

A white Chicago police officer who gunned down a black teenager last year has pleaded not guilty to murder. Jason Van Dyke faces six counts of first

World News

Greek drivers surrender car plates to avoid heavy taxation

Greek car drivers queue with their car number plates at tax offices around the country. When they hand over the plates to authorities, they will

Pakistan

Motorbike bomber kills at least 23 people in Mardan, Pakistan

A suicide bomber riding a motorbike laden with explosives blew himself up outside a government office in Pakistan killing at least 23 people and

World News

Syrian journalist who was critical of ISIL is gunned down in Turkey

A Syrian filmmaker who had been documenting atrocities committed in Syria has been gunned down in Turkey. Naji Jerf was part of the Raqqa Is Being

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USA

Ghastly weather across US

In the US state of Texas, at least 11 people were killed in the Dallas area over the weekend as floods and tornadoes flattened buildings and

World News

China officially ends one-child policy from January 1

China officially says goodbye to its one-child policy. The country signed a bill on Sunday allowing all married couples to have a second child from

Syria

US-backed Arab rebel alliance captures Syrian dam from ISIL

In Syria, the US-backed Kurdish Arab rebel alliance has captured a dam on the River Euphrates from the group calling itself Islamic State, or

World News

ISIL audio message threatens Israelis

A new message purporting to come from the leader of the group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) warned that Israelis must expect strikes

West Bank

Bethlehem Christmas festivities 'subdued' amid ongoing violence

Christmas Day in the West Bank town of Bethlehem saw hundreds of Christians and tourists from around the world gather to celebrate mass at the

USA

'Black Christmas' marchers demand Chicago mayor quits

Demonstrators along Chicago’s upscale Michigan Avenue in the US state of Illinois have disrupted Christmas shoppers to demand the city’s Mayor Rahm

Kazakhstan

British astronaut Tim Peake is on his way to ISS

A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying a three-man international crew, including Britain’s first ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut, Tim Peake, blasted

World News

Yemen peace talks underway at secret Swiss location

As peace talks between warring sides in Yemen got underway, a temporary ceasefire was due to come into force. It’s hoped the UN-backed talks in

USA

US Army decides Sgt Bowe Bergdahl will face court martial

The US Army has decided that Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl will face a court martial on charges that he walked away from his unit in Afghanistan. If

Turkey

At least two people killed during clashes in Diyarbakir, Turkey

At least two people have been killed during clashes in the majority Kurdish city of Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey. Thousands were protesting

France

'Une petite surprise' for France's far-right National Front

France’s far-right National Front has failed to win the big breakthrough it was hoping for in Sunday’s (December 13) local election run-offs after

World News

Nobel Peace Prize accepted by Tunisian pro-democracy group

The Nobel Peace Prize has been presented to a Tunisian pro-democracy group at a ceremony in the Norwegian capital Oslo. The National Dialogue Quartet

France

No breakthrough for France's National Front, says new poll

France’s far-right National Front may not get enough votes to win two key regions in this weekend’s local election second-round run-offs, according

France

Climate change deniers 'out of touch with science' says Kerry

US secretary of state John Kerry said on Wednesday that those who deny the effects of climate change are “out of touch with science.” World leaders

France

Third Paris bomber identified and named as 23-year-old Frenchman

A third Paris suicide bomber has been identified as a 23-year-old Frenchman. Officials said Foued Mohammed-Aggad died in the attack on the Bataclan

Turkey

'Possible security threat' closes US consulate in Istanbul, Turkey

The US Consulate in the Turkish city of Istanbul has cancelled consular services for Wednesday (December 9) because of “information about a possible

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