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Obama vows to defeat 'new phase' in terrorist threat after San Bernardino shooting
The U SPresident on Sunday laid out the most sweeping defence yet of his strategy to defeat IS.
Burkina Faso charges failed coup leader over 1987 murder of 'Africa's Che Guevara'
Authorities in Burkina Faso have charged a general who led a failed coup in September with complicity in the 1987 assassination of President Thomas Sankara.
Vatican orders external audit to unravel tangled finances
Papal spokesman Federico Lombardi said auditors would start work immediately.
Toughest decisions ahead for Paris climate change negotiators
The draft agreement still leaves hundreds of points of dispute for ministers to resolve this week.
Three stabbed in Leytonstone: 'This is for Syria', attacker screams
Police used a stun gun to detain him in what they described as a terrorist incident.
India bolsters Chennai flood relief after slow response
The move came as criticism mounted that the government has been slow to respond to the heaviest rains in a century.
UN Security Council to discuss human rights in North Korea
The isolated country has been accused by a UN inquiry of abuses comparable to Nazi-era atrocities.
British police could axe teams guarding against missile attacks on jets
Known as Flight Path Protection Teams (FPPT), the British police units were set up in 2008.
San Bernardino shooting was 'act of terrorism' says FBI
Syed Rizwan Farook had contact with at least two militant groups overseas, including the al Qaeda-affiliated Nusra Front in Syria.
Overwhelmed by migrant crisis, Greece accepts EU border guards and humanitarian aid
Greece asked for European help on Thursday to secure its borders and care for crowds of migrants.
San Bernardino shooting: Authorities look for shooters' militant links
Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his wife, Tashfeen Malik, 27, were killed in a shootout with police five hours after Wednesday's massacre.
Labour holds Oldham in welcome boost to Jeremy Corbyn
The vote is a relief to the party's new leader, Jeremy Corbyn, in his first electoral test.
State of Texas launches legal bid to block Syrian refugees
A Texas state agency sued the US State Department, a relief agency and others in federal court on Wednesday.
Suspected attackers identified in California mass shooting
14 people died and 17 were wounded at a social services agency holiday event in San Bernardino.
British bombers make first air strikes on Syria after parliament vote
Tornado bombers took off from the RAF Akrotiri air base in Cyprus and attacked targets in Syria.
British parliament votes to bomb Islamic State in Syria
Parliament voted on Wednesday to launch bombing raids against Islamic State in Syria.