UK child sex abuse inquiry to investigate ‘people of prominence’

The head of a major British inquiry into decades of child sexual abuse said that allegations involving so-called people of prominence will be investigated.

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Switzerland: HSBC whistleblower jailed for five years

A former HSBC bank employee, who leaked information on clients and their tax situation, has been jailed for five years.

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Mali: at least 3 dead, 4 seriously injured in attack on UN base in Kidal

By Sarah Joanne Taylor

The United Nations says at least two of its personnel and one civilian have died in a gun and rocket attack on a camp for UN peacekeepers in northern Mali.

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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.

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Top Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elci shot dead in Turkey

A top Kurdish lawyer was killed by an unidentified gunman on Saturday amid chaotic scenes in Turkey.

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Egypt says 90 percent chance of hidden rooms in Tut tomb

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Saturday said there is a 90 percent chance that hidden chambers will be found within King Tutankhamun's tomb, based on the preliminary results of a new exploration of the 3,300-year-old mausoleum.

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Turkish president says wishes plane downing had not happened

SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press


ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday voiced regret over Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane, saying his country was "truly saddened" by the incident and wished it hadn't occurred.

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Drive-by shooting kills 4 Egyptian police near Cairo

CAIRO (AP) — A drive-by shooting killed four Egyptian police near a famed historic site on the outskirts of Cairo on Saturday and a military helicopter crashed due to a "sudden technical failure" northeast of the capital, officials said.

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New Zealand's Pacific community farewells Jonah Lomu

AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's Pacific Island community gathered at a memorial service Saturday for former All Blacks winger Jonah Lomu, two days before all New Zealanders unite publicly to grieve the loss of one of rugby's greatest players.

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