What happend on December 20th 2015
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Iranians spontaneously create 'walls of kindness' to help the homeless
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 0:28related countries:
IranHow ordinary people in Iran are helping the homeless
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In pictures: Is Djibouti’s rich cultural mix under threat?
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 0:31related countries:
DjiboutiDjibouti's bid for modernisation may threaten rich cultural mix
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Indonesia ship adrift in stormy seas
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 3:30related countries:
IndonesiaRescuers trying to reach an Indonesian ferry adrift in rough seas have found the bodies of two small children as well as 23 survivors, officials say.
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VIDEO: Mourning for Iraq's coalition air strike victims
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 4:31related countries:
Iraq, 
United StatesFunerals have taken place for some of the nine Iraqi service personnel who were accidentally killed in an air strike by the US-led coalition.
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VIDEO: Clinton makes 'Isis recruiter' jibe at Trump
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 4:35related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Trump, New Hampshire
Candidates seeking the Democratic Party's nomination for the US presidency have held their last debate of the year in New Hampshire.
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Sanders apologises to Clinton at debate
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 5:46related countries:
United StatesBernie Sanders apologises to Hillary Clinton during a US Democratic candidates' debate after his staff stole voting data from her campaign.
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'Third of Syrian rebels share IS aims'
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 9:28related countries:
Syria, United StatesAbout a third of rebel groups in Syria - 100,000 fighters - share the ideology of so-called Islamic State, a new report says.
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Afghan official makes Facebook plea
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 9:56related countries:
AfghanistanA deputy governor in Afghanistan sends a highly unusual public Facebook message to the president to plead for assistance in fighting the Taliban.
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Dozens missing from Indonesia ferry
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 10:15related countries:
IndonesiaAbout 80 people are still missing, three are dead and 39 rescued after a ferry accident off the Indonesian province of Sulawesi.
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New parties seek power in Spanish poll
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 10:22related countries:
SpainSpaniards go to the polls in a landmark election that will see more than two parties compete for power for the first time in decades.
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Minaj performs controversial Angola gig
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 15:27related countries:
Angola, United StatesUS rapper Nicki Minaj goes ahead with a concert in Angola despite a human rights group asking her to cancel it.
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Fake bomb grounds Air France flight
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 16:06related countries:
Kenya, 
France, 
Mauritiusrelated places: Paris
An Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris is forced to make an emergency landing in Kenya after a fake bomb is found in a toilet.
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'Russian strikes kill scores' in Syria
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 16:26related countries:
Syria, 
Russiarelated places: Idlib
At least 43 people are killed in air strikes believed to have been carried out by Russian planes in the Syrian city of Idlib, activists and residents say.
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Key Lebanese militant killed in Syria
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 16:26related countries:
Israel, Syria, 
Lebanonrelated places: Damascus
Key Lebanese militant Samir Qantar is killed in a rocket strike near Damascus in Syria, the Hezbollah group says, blaming Israel.
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WTO strikes 'historic' farming deal
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 16:31related countries:
KenyaThe World Trade Organization has agreed to abolish subsidies on farming exports at a summit in Kenya.
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VIDEO: China: Building collapse filmed amid landslide
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 17:10related countries:
Chinarelated places: Shenzhen
Several buildings have collapsed in a landslide at an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
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Star Wars on course for debut record
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 17:34related countries:
United Statesrelated places: Disney
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is on course to smash the record for the biggest US box office debut weekend, Disney says.
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Yemen peace talks to resume in January
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 17:37related countries:
Switzerland, 
YemenPeace talks aimed at ending the conflict in Yemen break up in Switzerland, with only an agreement to meet again on 14 January.
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Buildings collapse in China landslide
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 17:57related countries:
Chinarelated places: Shenzhen
Dozens of people are missing in a landslide at an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen.
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Fire traded over Israel-Lebanon border
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 18:56related countries:
Israel, Syria, LebanonIsrael fires artillery shells in response to rockets from southern Lebanon, hours after Lebanese militant Samir Qantar was killed in a strike in Syria.
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Homes destroyed in Australia bushfires
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 20:55related countries:
Aruba, 
Australiarelated places: Melbourne
Twelve Australian families lose their homes to bushfires near Melbourne, days ahead of Christmas.
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Israel minister resigns over sex claims
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 21:58related countries:
IsraelIsrael's Interior Minister Silvan Shalom steps down after a series of sexual harassment allegations.
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Steve McCurry's India is feast for eyes
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 22:02related countries:
IndiaPhotographer Steve McCurry's dazzling portrait of India
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Taliban 'take centre of Afghan district'
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 23:05related countries:
AfghanistanThe centre of another district in the southern Afghan province of Helmand has fallen to the Taliban, officials say.
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Spain PM Rajoy's party loses majority
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 23:34related countries:
SpainSpain's governing Popular Party wins most seats in the general election but loses its majority and must now try to form a coalition.
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VIDEO: British Islamist on fight against IS
Sunday 20th of December 2015, 23:55related countries:
Syria, 
United KingdomA British Islamist who says he is in Syria has described his fight against both the so-called Islamic State and President Assad.
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