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UN judge orders retrial of two Milosevic allies

United Nations judges have ordered a retrial for two former allies of the late Serbian president Slobodan Milosevic. Jovica Stanisic and Franko

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Yemen peace talks underway at secret Swiss location

As peace talks between warring sides in Yemen got underway, a temporary ceasefire was due to come into force. It’s hoped the UN-backed talks in

USA

UN experts find level of discrimination against women in US “shocking”

France

COP21 Delegates vote to adopt historic deal

Nightfall in Paris has brought the promise of a new dawn in the bid to arrest global warming. One hundred and ninety five countries have agreed a

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France

COP 21 proposed deal to keep temperatures below 2C

An historic deal, sustainable and for life. The enthusiasm from leaders at the COP 21 climate change conference has been effusive after reaching a

France

Paris climate talks: Fabius announces "ambitious" final draft

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius has presented a landmark climate deal in Paris. The accord, which he described as “historic and ambitious” was

Syria

What the ceasefire means for Homs

Buses carrying insurgents leave the Syrian city of Homs Part of rare local ceasefire deal Priority given to women, children, seriously wounded

Syria

Rebels leave Homs as ceasefire deal begins

Overseen by the UN, the halt in fighting was agreed some 10 days ago between the Syrian government and local insurgents

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COP 21: bringing the local to the global

Together, they represent a total of 600 million people. 700 mayors from cities around the world have gathered at the UN climate conference in Paris

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COP21: family photo

151 world leaders have posed for a family photo during the opening day of the World Climate Change Conference in Le Bourget near Paris. The

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Leaders open UN climate conference with good intentions

World leaders from around 150 nations ranging from the United States to Tuvalu have opened their Climate Conference in Paris armed with high

France

COP21: Indigenous peoples demand legal status to protect lands

Away from the media coverage of the Climate Conference, the voices of the people on the frontline of the effects of global warming are fighting to be

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Pacific Islands bear brunt of climate change, says activists

Dozens of activists at the COP 21 summit in Paris have taken part in the so-called Run for your Life, a relay race from the Arctic across northern

France

Leaders ponder the cost of greenhouse gas reductions

The major sticking point for world leaders attending the climate change conference in Paris(COP21) is to reconcile the cost to the global economy of

France

China calls on developing nations to honour financial pledges

China, the world’s second largest polluter, has called for every nation to be able to develop its own solution to global warming. China’s President

France

World leaders as never before kick-start climate talks at Paris COP21

The United Nations climate conference in Le Bourget, Paris has brought together 150 of the world’s heads of state and government and more than 40,000

France

Obama accepts duty of US to help fix climate change

Speaking at the Paris summit, US President Barack Obama said the United States accepted its duty as the world’s second-biggest greenhouse gas emitter

France

World leaders in Paris begin bid for breakthrough in climate talks

Representatives from more than 150 countries have started their ambitious attempt to bring down the earth’s rising temperatures. The climate change

France

Paris climate summit begins as leaders arrive for 12-day talks marathon

Paris is again at the centre stage of world news this week and next as the COP21 Climate Summit begins with the arrival of world leaders. All Monday

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China gets daily reminders of the pressing need for a cleaner environment

Sunrise in Beijing, just like many other sunrises, was hidden behind a wall of smog. This is why the climate change summit is so vital, as the cost