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Outgoing US Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel said the delivery of some weapons had been accelerated.

Israel replies to accusations its military breached international humanitarian law in the summer.

Aerial photos of villages on Samar island show power of Typhoon Hagupit that slammed into the Philippines.

Nobel Peace Prize winners attend press conference on eve of award ceremony.

France's president Francois Hollande announces Frenchmen abducted in 2011 by Aqim has been freed.

NGOs warn ivory trade is out of control and will lead elephants to extinction.

Prosecutor Nel claims Pistorius' sentence is 'shockingly low'.

BREAKING: Students from Central Mindanao University killed after bomb exploded on bus.

Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov says sides are far from agreement over future of east Ukraine.

Knowledge, not torture, is the weapon to defeat Islamic militants says former FBI agent Ali Soufan.

Spanish archaeologists excavating Amenhotep Huy's tomb in the Bahariya Oasis have found a sarcophagus of a celebrated singer.

America is making progress, despite the protests which have shocked the world.

Medical report says child died in 2012 after being tortured.

Basketball players wear protest t-shirts ahead of Cleveland Cavaliers vs Brooklyn Nets game.

Pistorius lawyer Barry Roux claims runner's sentence 'is not light'.

Ukraine and Russia reached agreement over gas prices despite ongoing political animosity.

Draft law put forward by Christian Social Union party, an ally of Angela Merkel's government

Swedish capital's Arlanda airport closed to travellers by police after threat to one aircraft.

A selection of entries for next year's Sony World Photography Awards.

Senate Intelligence Committee is expected to release report on torture by CIA on al-Qaeda suspects.

Mother of teenage jihadi son argues police should have prevented him from leaving France.

Several anti-Islam protests have been held across the country since October.

Additional troops to advise and train Iraqi security personnel in combat against Isis.

Rights group accuses Israel of war crimes against Palestinians during Operation Protective Edge.

Officials have asked the states to stop unauthorised taxi services.

The Fire Minister Penny Mordaunt said the walk-out is 'completely unnecessary'.

Authorities ban all web-based taxi firms operating in Indian capital in a move likely to affect 20 companies.

Acting on appeal by local bus operator All China Express, court orders eviction of student and Occupy protesters.

The United Nations International Anti-Corruption Day theme for 2014 is 'break the corruption chain'.