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Argentina mother and son reunited

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 0:01
related countries: Argentina

A former Argentine political prisoner and her son meet for the first time since she gave birth in the cell of a clandestine detention centre in 1976.
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VIDEO: Saved by my Pearl Harbor ‘guardian angel’

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 0:03
related countries: United States

A Pearl Harbor survivor tells his story
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VIDEO: On patrol with China’s first UN peacekeepers

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 0:04
related countries: China

For the first time a Chinese infantry battalion has been sent on a UN peacekeeping mission and more than 1,000 Chinese soldiers are currently serving in South Sudan.
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What China hopes to achieve with first peacekeeping mission

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 0:04
related countries: China

China's troops winning hearts and minds in South Sudan
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Forced sterilisation haunts Peruvian women decades on

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 0:18
related countries: Peru

The Peruvian women who were forcibly sterilised
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VIDEO: World's first methane powered tractor

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 0:40
related countries: Italy

Engineers in Italy have found a way to harness methane to fuel tractors.
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Hitler's Mein Kampf to be republished

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 0:56
related countries: Germany

Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf with critical notes by scholars is to be republished in Germany next month - for the first time since the end of WWII.
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'Shooting threat' sparks Sydney raids

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 0:57
related countries: Australia
related places: Merrylands, Sydney

Police search two houses in Sydney, Australia, for firearms, following suspected threat to attack a Sydney police station.
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VIDEO: South Korea 'trying to rewrite history'

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 1:56
related countries: South Korea
related places: Seoul

Last month riots broke out in Seoul over government plans to rewrite South Korea's history in a textbook.
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EU migration deal with Turkey is fraught with risk

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 1:59
related countries: Turkey

Why the EU migrant deal with Turkey is a gamble
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Singapore re-arrests 'match-fixer'

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 7:07
related countries: Singapore

Singapore police re-arrest Dan Tan, alleged by Interpol to be the mastermind behind a global football match-fixing ring, a week after his release.
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VIDEO: 'IS shrinking since Russian strikes'

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 8:47
related countries: Syria, Russia

Syria's president Bashar al-Assad says Russia's involvement in his country's war has led to significant changes, including the "shrinking" of the Islamic State (IS) group.
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Indian troops battle floods in Chennai

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 10:12
related countries: India
related places: Chennai

Fresh rain in the southern Indian city of Chennai causes serious flooding, with flights and trains suspended and hundreds of people without power.
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Australia weather bureau 'hacked'

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 10:43
related countries: Australia, China

Australia's Bureau of Meteorology refuses to comment on reports it has been the victim of a hack, which ABC says came from China.
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VIDEO: UK MPs debate Syria air strikes

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 10:55
related countries: Syria, United Kingdom

UK Prime Minister David Cameron and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn set out the arguments for and against bombing Syria ahead of a vote by MPs on the issue.
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Many German Tornadoes 'not airworthy'

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 11:20
related countries: Syria, Germany

Only 29 of Germany's 66 Tornado jets are airworthy, a defence ministry report has revealed, ahead of a Bundestag vote on action in Syria.
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Kim Jong-un's aunt sues defectors

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 11:21
related countries: North Korea

An aunt of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un files a lawsuit against three defectors who she claims spread false information about her on talk shows.
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Assad: Russia role 'slowing down IS'

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 11:34
related countries: Russia

Syria's president Bashar al-Assad says Russia's involvement in his country's war has led to the "shrinking" of the Islamic State militant group.
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Montenegro invited to join Nato

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 11:38
related countries: Serbia and Montenegro

Nato invites Montenegro to join the alliance, in its first expansion for six years - prompting Russia to warn that it will retaliate.
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Guinean ex-leader smuggled $64,000

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 12:35
related countries: United States, Guinea

Sekouba Konate, a former Guinean president and serving African Union general, could be jailed term after admitting smuggling $64,000 into the US.
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Four hanged over Peshawar attack

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 12:51
related countries: Pakistan
related places: Peshawar

Pakistan hangs four men linked to last year's massacre at an army school which killed more than 150 people, the first executions in relation to the attack.
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Google 'collects children's data'

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 13:31
related countries: United States

The Electronic Frontier Foundation complains to US authorities that Google collects the data of children using its products in schools.
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VIDEO: Voices from disappearing islands

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 13:39
related countries: Vanuatu

The BBC's Matthew Price hears concerns for the future of Vanuatu from residents of the islands on the front line of the climate change debate.
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Eritrea conscription 'still indefinite'

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 14:09
related countries: Eritrea

Conscription in Eritrea continues to be indefinite despite the government saying last year it would be limited to 18 months, Amnesty International says.
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Artists swap paintings for food

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 15:07
related countries: Russia

Paintings by young Russian artists exchanged for buckwheat and chocolates.
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Leaders clash over Syria air strikes

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 15:23
related countries: Syria, United Kingdom

A mammoth 10-hour debate is expected before MPs vote whether to authorise UK airstrikes against Islamic State in Syria.
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Canada PM under fire for child care

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 16:12
related countries: Canada

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accused of hypocrisy by the opposition for using taxpayers' money to pay for child care.
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Firms charged over US Bitcoin 'scam'

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 16:16
related countries: United States

Two US Bitcoin mining companies have been charged with running a scheme that duped more than 10,000 investors.
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VIDEO: Floods bring Chennai to standstill

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 16:35
related countries: India
related places: Chennai

Fresh rains in the southern Indian city of Chennai (Madras) have caused serious flooding, with flights and trains suspended and hundreds of people without power.
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Cameroon troops 'free 900 hostages'

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 17:39
related countries: Cameroon

Cameroon's defence minister says his troops have killed 100 members of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram and freed 900 hostages.
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Taliban leader 'wounded in gunfight'

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 18:14
related countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan
related places: Quetta

Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has been seriously wounded in shooting at a meeting of militants in Pakistan, Taliban sources say.
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US policeman defends shooting boy, 12

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 18:16
related countries: United States

The policeman who shot and killed a 12-year-old waving a pellet gun says he thought the gun was real.
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Biblical king's seal found in Jerusalem

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 18:58
related countries: Israel

Israeli archaeologists say they have found a 2,700-year-old piece of clay inscribed with the seal of King Hezekiah, who features in the Bible.
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India 'will cut coal for climate cash'

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 19:21
related countries: India, France
related places: Paris

India will cut back its skyrocketing use of coal if sufficient cash for renewables emerges from a Paris deal, says a senior negotiator.
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Greece denies Schengen threat from EU

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 19:28
related countries: Greece

Greece admits it has come under pressure over migration, but says no official attempt has been made to suspend it from the EU's Schengen zone.
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Russia says Erdogan trading oil with IS

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 19:53
related countries: Turkey
related places: Erdogan

Russia accuses Turkish President Erdogan and his family of being directly involved in trading oil with Islamic State, with Mr Erdogan calling the claim "slander".
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Iran worked on nuclear weapons - UN

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 20:34
related countries: Iran

Iran worked on developing nuclear weapons in the past, the UN's nuclear watchdog says, but such efforts did not go beyond the planning stages.
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Benzema denies playing blackmail 'game'

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 21:32
related countries: France

French footballer Karim Benzema says he is "sincere" in a released interview excerpt, after saying there has been "a huge misunderstanding" of his role in an alleged plot to blackmail team-mate Mathieu Valbuena.
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VIDEO: Aerial footage of US shooting scene

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 21:35
related countries: United States
related places: San Bernardino, California

Helicopter footage shows the police response to a shooting at a social services clinic in San Bernardino, California.
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VIDEO: What impact can UK forces have in Syria?

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 22:37
related countries: Syria, United Kingdom

The UK will take part in air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria after MPs voted in favour of the action.
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MPs authorise UK air strikes in Syria

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 22:41
related countries: Iraq, Syria, United Kingdom

MPs authorise the extension of UK air strikes against so-called Islamic State from Iraq into Syria, by 397 votes to 223, after a marathon Commons debate.
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Turkey: Russia's IS oil claims 'slander'

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 22:51
related countries: Turkey, Russia
related places: Is

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Russian allegations he is directly involved in the illegal oil trade with Islamic State militants are "slander".
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Bid to impeach Brazil president launched

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 23:14
related countries: Brazil

Brazil's lower house of Congress opens impeachment proceedings against President Dilma Rousseff over claims she broke the law managing last year's budget.
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VIDEO: Chinese separated from family in Kenya

Wednesday 2nd of December 2015, 23:45
related countries: Kenya, China

Chinese managers have been sent to countries like Kenya and are having to adapt to a new way of life.
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