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France

Ahead of COP21, climate-change activists prepare to march on London

Activists in London are preparing for Sunday’s (November 29) People’s March for Climate, Justice and Jobs. The rally in the English capital is

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Africa trust fund will bring migration and development policies 'closer together'

The EU Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development has told euronews that an emergency trust fund for Africa is aimed at bringing

India

Greenpeace banned in India

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has cancelled Greenpeace’s licence to operate in the country, citing financial fraud and

Afghanistan

Kunduz attack may amount to war crime - UN Human Rights chief

The US military said it launched an attack around the time a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) charity hospital in the Afghan city of Kunduz was hit by

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Afghanistan

Afghan government claims terrorists were hiding in hospital hit by air strike

The medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres says an air strike that hit a hospital in northern Afghanistan went on for at least half an hour after

Afghanistan

At least 19 killed as air strike hits clinic in northern Afghanistan

The medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres says at least 19 people have been killed after an air strike hit a clinic in northern Afghanistan

Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Italian aid worker shot dead

An Italian aid worker has been shot dead in Bangladesh. 50-year-old Cesare Tavella worked for a Netherlands-based NGO. He was gunned down in Dhaka’s

Syria

Why aren’t rich Gulf states welcoming Syrian refugees… or are they?

France

French boy, 6, first to receive 3D-printed prosthetic limb

A six-year-old boy from Isère has become the first person in France to receive an ultra-low-cost prosthetic limb. Costing less than 50 euros to

Russia

Russia introduces a new law against "undesirable" NGOs

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill which will allow foreign organisations to be banned from operating in the country. The

Europe News

NGOs, left-wing MEPs seek tougher rules on 'conflict minerals'

Campaigners are calling on MEPs to toughen up European rules on ‘conflict minerals’. The European Parliament is set to vote on European Commission

Sweden

Swedish Red Cross launches retro video game scheme in airports

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Open wounds in the Central African Republic

Culture news

Make them smile: volunteer work in Romanian children's hospital

World

Ripple effect: the big ideas making waves in worldwide education

Niger

Save the Children report: Niger praised but globally much remains to be done

World

Egyptian security forces defend performance, deflect finger of 'murder'

World

Russia sliding towards totalitarianism, says rights activist

World

Ashoka - a success for social enterprise

My Europe Series

On the Fringes of the UN Summit in NY