French troops killed in Alps avalanche

Five French soldiers have been killed in an avalanche while on a training exercise in the Alps, days after another deadly avalanche nearby.

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Paris attack linked in Morocco arrest

Morocco says it has arrested a Belgian national linked to the men who carried out the Paris attacks, in which 130 people died.

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France in 'state of economic emergency'

President Francois Hollande sets out €2bn (£1.5bn) job creation plan in a bid to lift France out of what he calls a state of economic emergency.

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Search for Americans seized in Baghdad

Iraqi security forces launch a major search operation in the south of the capital, Baghdad, following the kidnapping of several Americans.

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Djokovic plays down fixing in tennis

World number one Novak Djokovic says match-fixing is not prevalent at the top level, as the Australian Open gets under way.

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Polish president urges calm in EU row

Polish President Andrzej Duda uses his first foreign trip to try to smooth over an escalating dispute with the EU over legal reforms in Poland.

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German man faces trial over Auschwitz

A 95-year-old former SS man will go on trial in Germany next month, accused over the mass murder of Auschwitz inmates.

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Pakistan unblocks access to YouTube

Pakistan unblocks video sharing site YouTube more than three years after it was banned for posting a video deemed insulting to Islam.

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George Washington slave book pulled

Children's picture book A Birthday Cake for George Washington is pulled from publication by publishers Scholastic following criticism of its depiction of slaves.

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Bowie gets first US number one album

David Bowie reaches number one in the American album chart for the first time with Blackstar, released two days before his death.

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China publishes 'living buddha' list

Authenticity scheme seen by some as Beijing's way of further controlling Tibetan affairs.

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VIDEO: Passengers flee burning New Zealand ferry

Passengers and crew aboard a tourist vessel were forced to jump into the sea off the coast of New Zealand on Monday, after the boat caught fire.

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New York Times mocked over 'Canada is hip' article

Canadians greet New York Times accolade with wry shrug

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Shell lands close to Turkish school

One person is feared dead and several are wounded after a mortar shell lands near a Turkish school next to the Syrian border, reports say.

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Tsai prepares for power amid warnings

Taiwan's Tsai Ing-wen prepares for a historic transfer of power after her sweeping presidential win, as Chinese state media issues strident warnings.

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VIDEO: Who might be behind Iraq-US kidnaps?

A number of Americans have been abducted in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the US embassy has confirmed.

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Giant army drone set to dodge trees

A large military drone that can carry loads of up to 500kg will be tested later this year to see if it can fly itself between trees without crashing.

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Iran 'frees US sailors held in Gulf'

Iran's Revolutionary Guards release US sailors held for entering its territorial waters in the Gulf, State TV says.

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Fifa sacks secretary general Valcke

World football's governing body Fifa dismisses suspended secretary general Jerome Valcke.

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Japan gripped by fate of boy band SMAP

Though nothing is confirmed, rumours that one of Japan's most popular pop groups, SMAP, might be on the verge of breaking up have hooked Japan.

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