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New Zealand 57min ago

John Key wants 2015 referendum on ridding New Zealand's flag of Union Jack

22 Sep 2014: Re-elected prime minister says it’s time to get on with the debate, in which he favours a move to the silver fern
Tony Blair 1hr 19min ago

Defeat of Isis cannot be achieved without ground troops, says Tony Blair

22 Sep 2014: In essay on threat posed by group, former UK prime minister says Britain and other nations must form wide-ranging coalition
Yemen 1hr 30min ago

Yemen: peace deal signed but rebels continue advance

22 Sep 2014: Houthi rebels seize strategically important installations in Sana'a, including the defence ministry and the central bank
Environmental sustainability 2hr 11min ago

Poor nations’ climate change budget puts health and education funds at risk

22 Sep 2014: Study exposes funding gaps in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Uganda between plans to address climate change and what is available
Ebola 2hr 28min ago

Three-day Ebola lockdown ends in Sierra Leone

22 Sep 2014: Dozens of new infections identified and scores of bodies discovered during indoor quarantine period, claim authorities
New York 3hr 13min ago

PATH subway fire prompts New York police and FDNY response

22 Sep 2014: FDNY says no injuries reported as fire leads to PATH and subway service suspensions
Islamic State (Isis) 3hr 16min ago

Tony Blair: Isis fight could evolve to use 'combat force' as air strikes continue

22 Sep 2014: Former UK prime minister said Obama was ‘right to take on Isis’, whose ideology he said is a ‘perversion of true Islam’
Nicolas Sarkozy 3hr 27min ago

Nicolas Sarkozy sets out comeback plans for France's UMP party on TV

22 Sep 2014: Former president says he wants to get his 'political family back to work' after announcing he will return to frontline politics
Rick Perry 3hr 36min ago

Rick Perry suggests Joan Rivers might not have died under Texas abortion laws

22 Sep 2014: Texas governor defends strict regulations on clinics and says he is preparing ground for possible 2016 run
G20 5hr 4min ago

G20 worried about the 'stumbling block' of Europe's slow growth

22 Sep 2014: Group claims progress on fireproofing world financial system, but there is concern that Europe risks pulling others down
John Kerry 5hr 39min ago

John Kerry meets Iranian foreign minister at UN for nuclear talks

22 Sep 2014: Their meeting came on the third day of the latest round of nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers
Russia 5hr 53min ago

Thousands protest in Moscow over Russia's involvement in Ukraine

22 Sep 2014: Estimates of crowds angry over Russia's 'irresponsible, aggressive' policy towards neighbour range from 5,000 to 26,000
Wildfires 5hr 53min ago

California King Fire expands as authorities await thunderstorms

22 Sep 2014: Storms could help or harm fight against 128-mile fire as man is charged with arson and 3,000 stay away from homes
Climate change 6hr 39min ago

People's Climate March in New York – in pictures

22 Sep 2014: Gatherings take places in cities worldwide two days before the United Nations Climate Summit, where more than 120 world leaders will convene for a meeting aimed at galvanising political will for a new global climate treaty by the end of 2015
Sierra Leone 6hr 42min ago

Sierra Leone looks to extend Ebola lockdown as it aims to stop spread

22 Sep 2014: The lockdown has been unpopular and locals have complained of food shortages and serious economic consequences
General Motors 7hr 16min ago

General Motors recalls Cadillacs and Impalas over brake-pad fire risk

22 Sep 2014: Problem relates to 221,558 XTS and Chevrolet Impala sedans, adding to nearly 15 million vehicles recalled by motor giant this year
Environment 8hr 12min ago

Signs in groundwater may help predict earthquakes six months in advance

22 Sep 2014: Chemical spikes in water due to stress building up in the rocks could hold clues to forecasting tremors, scientists say
Europe 8hr 31min ago

Could the Ryder Cup offer a sporting chance for European unity?

22 Sep 2014: For three days every other year, centuries-old rivalries are abandoned, and they will be again at Gleneagles from Friday, writes Jon Henley

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Thousands across world march for action on climate change

Worldwide day of protests comes on eve of first UN leaders' summit on climate change in five years
- CO2 emissions 'commit world to dangerous climate change'
Terror assault was planned on EU Brussels office

Dutch broadcaster says investigators have proof man and woman had planned attack on Berlaymont building
Thousands of Kurds flee into Turkey to escape Isis

Call for aid and US air strikes as Isis extremists' advance on Kobani triggers flood of refugees
- Turkey celebrates return of hostages
Obama seeks travel bans for jihadis

Resolution, thought to be widely supported, would impose travel bans on fighters intent on joining overseas wars
Oligarch's arrest 'warning from Putin'

Kremlin move against Vladimir Yevtushenkov is warning against a palace coup to protect any tycoons' shrinking wealth, says Bill Browder
- Khodorkovsky breaks political silence

Europe

Turkey opens border to 45,000 Kurds fleeing Isis militants in Syria

21 Sep 2014:
Eight crossing points opened to allow in people fleeing Islamic State fighters who have seized control of 60 villages near border

United States

Kerry compares climate change to fight against Ebola and Isis as thousands march around world

Worldwide day of protests came on the eve of the first United Nations leaders’ summit on climate change in five years
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Middle East

John Kerry meets Iranian foreign minister at UN for nuclear talks

22 Sep 2014: Their meeting came on the third day of the latest round of nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers

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Asia Pacific

Fashion retailers agree to raise minimum wage in Cambodia

22 Sep 2014: H&M, Zara and Primark among brands offering higher wages for clothing workers amid protests over £62-a-month minimum pay

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Africa

'Ebola makes you a risk to yourself: touching your face can infect you'

21 Sep 2014: As Sierra Leoneans endure a lockdown to contain the virus, Monica Mark reports from Freetown on her own anxiety visiting hospitals and villages, and the key role of charities in fighting the epidemic

China

GlaxoSmithKline to pay £297m fine over China bribery network

Mark Reilly and executives face up to four years in jail over claims that sales team bribed doctors to prescribe company medicine
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South and Central Asia

Afghanistan power-sharing deal ends months of political gridlock

22 Sep 2014: Reformist Ashraf Ghani will become president, while his rival Abdullah Abdullah will be able to fill new role of chief executive
- Afghan election commission completes audit that determines president

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Americas

Hurricane Odile: Mexico begins airlifts of tourists stranded in Los Cabos

17 Sep 2014: Military and commercial planes carrying travellers out through airport which remained closed due to damage suffered

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