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Russia plane crash: 'Terror act' downed A321 over Egypt's Sinai 17 November 2015 From the section Europe Image copyright EPA Image caption Egyptian and Russian crash experts examined the debris in the Sinai desert Russia's security chief says an act of terror brought down the Russian A321 airliner in Egypt last month, killing all 224 people on board. "Traces of fore…

Paris attacks: IS are 'psychopathic monsters', says Kerry 17 November 2015 From the section Europe Media captionUS Secretary of State John Kerry: "Tonight we are all Parisians"US Secretary of State John Kerry has described Islamic State (IS) militants as "psychopathic monsters" following Friday's deadly attacks in Paris. Mr Kerry, in Paris for talks with President Hollande, said the US stood "shoulder to shoulder" with France. Mr Hollande says France is committed to destroying IS and has vowed to step up air strike…

Guinea's last Ebola patient released from care in Conakry 17 November 2015 From the section Africa Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The baby was born to an infected mother at the Nongo Ebola treatment centre The last known Ebola patient in Guinea has recovered and been released from a treatment centre in the capital, Conakry, health officials say. A spokes…

Paris attacks: US states halt taking Syrian refugees 16 November 2015 From the section US & Canada Image copyright AP More than a dozen US states say Syrian refugees are no longer welcome due to security fears after the Paris attacks. Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan said he was suspending the acceptance of new arrivals until after a review. Alabama, Texas and several other states issued similar statements but a State Department …

US firefighter has world's most extensive face transplant By Michelle Roberts Health editor, BBC News online 16 November 2015 From the section Health Image copyright AP Image caption Patrick Hardison before and after the transplant US surgeons say they have carried out the world's most extensive face transplant to date, including the ent…

Paris attacks: 'France will destroy IS' - Hollande 16 November 2015 From the section Europe Media captionFrench President Francois Holland described Friday's attacks in Paris as "an act of war"France is committed to "destroying" the so-called Islamic State group after Friday's deadly attacks, President Francois Hollande has said. He said he would table a bill to extend the state of emergency declared after the attacks for three months and would suggest changes to the constitution. France's military campaign against…

Paris attacks 'planned from Syria' - France PM Valls 16 November 2015 From the section Europe Media captionEurope Editor Katya Adler: "Salah Abdeslam is now France's most wanted man"Friday's attacks by Islamist militants in Paris were planned and organised from Syria, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has said. He added that the authorities believed new terror attacks were being planned in France and other European countries. Mr Valls also said 150 raids on suspected militants had been carried out across France ea…

Yakuza gang boss ‘bludgeoned to death’ 16 November 2015 From the section Asia Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Police fear a split in Japan's largest crime syndicate, the Yamaguchi-gumi, will spark a gang war A gang boss in Japan's Yamaguchi-gumi yakuza syndicate was bludgeoned to death on Sunday, according to reports. Tatsuyuki Hishida's wife and fellow …

UK security services funding boosted after Paris attacks 16 November 2015 From the section UK Image copyright EPA Image caption People continue to lay tributes at the place de la Republique in Paris following Friday's attacks Extra funding for the UK's security services has been announced by the government to help combat the threat from Islamic State militants. The …

UN's Ban Ki-moon to visit North Korea, report says 16 November 2015 From the section Asia Image copyright Getty Images Image caption North Korea faces heavy UN, EU and US sanctions for its nuclear tests United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit North Korea this week, according to South Korean news agency Yonhap. Yonhap cited a senior UN source for its …

Society 'to be hit by climate change' By Roger Harrabin BBC environment analyst 16 November 2015 From the section Science & Environment Image copyright AFP Human societies will soon start to experience adverse effects from manmade climate change, a prominent economist has warned. Prof Richard Tol predicts the downsides of warming will outweigh the advantages with a global warming of 1.1C - which has n…

Paris attacks: Police seek 'dangerous' Abdeslam Salah 15 November 2015 From the section Europe Image copyright other French police have issued a photograph of a man wanted in connection with Friday's deadly attacks in Paris. The man, named as Belgian-born Abdeslam Salah, 26, is described as dangerous. Seven attackers, including two who lived in Belgium, died during assaults on a series of targets, officials said. French Interior Min…

France TGV crash: Children on board derailed train 15 November 2015 From the section Europe Media captionPresident of French rail firm SNCF Guillaume Pepy: ''The railway family is in mourning''Several children were on board when a high-speed train derailed during a test run in France, killing 11 people, the rail company SNCF has said. Five people are still missing and more than 30 were injured in the TGV crash near the eastern city of Strasbourg. Investigators are trying to determine who the children are and why th…

G20 summit: Russia Syria action 'raising refugee numbers' 15 November 2015 From the section Middle East Image copyright EPA Image caption President Putin is a key ally of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad Russian military action in Syria is increasing the number of refugees trying to reach Europe, European Council President Donald Tusk has said. Speaking at a G20 sum…

'Jihadi John': US air strike targets Islamic State militant in Syria 13 November 2015 From the section Middle East Media captionBBC News looks at what is known so far about the Islamic State group militant, 'Jihadi John'US forces have carried out a drone strike in Syria against the Islamic State group militant "Jihadi John". PM David Cameron said it was not yet certain whether the strike had been successful, but that targeting Mohammed Emwazi was "the right thing to do". The Kuwaiti-born British militant appeared i…