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Oregon college shooting: Gunman 'targeted Christians' 2 October 2015 From the section US & Canada The gunman who killed nine people and wounded seven others in Oregon had targeted Christians, the father of one of the victims says. Named as Chris Harper Mercer, the gunman opened fire on Thursday inside a classroom at Umpqua Community College. Mercer was shot and killed by police officers who arrived at the scene. President Barack Obama has expressed frustration over the "routine" response to mass shootings, saying the US had bec…

Four British jihadists face UN sanctions 29 September 2015 From the section UK Image caption The activities of (clockwise from top left) Omar Hussain, Aqsa Mahmood, Nasser Muthana and Sally Jones have been widely reported in the media since they travelled to Syria Four high-profile British jihadists who are fighting or recruiting for Islamic State militants in Syria have been made subject to UN international san…

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-34401851 5p per bag? Doubt it will deter most people! Having said that the amount of bags that are wasted is astonishing, I am,guilty as the next man, kitchen full of plastic bags!

Syria crisis: US-trained rebels give equipment to al-Qaeda affiliate 26 September 2015 From the section Middle East Image copyright AP Image caption Al-Nusra fighters captured or killed many of the first recruits in the US scheme A group of US-trained Syrian rebels has handed over their vehicles and ammunition to fighters linked to al-Qaeda, the US military has admit…

Hajj stampede: Saudi mufti says deaths 'beyond human control' 26 September 2015 From the section Middle East Image copyright EPA Image caption Fewer pilgrims were seen at the pilgrimage sites on Friday Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric, the grand mufti, has said Thursday's stampede that killed more …

Martian salt streaks 'painted by liquid water' By Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent 28 September 2015 From the section Science & Environment comments Image copyright NASA/JPL/UA Image caption Dark streaks: Recurring slope lineae can be hundreds of metres long Scientists think they can now tie dark streaks seen on the sur…

Platini (right) worked as Blatter's technical advisor between 1999 and 2002 26 September 2015 Last updated at 20:25 Fifa president Sepp Blatter and European football chief Michel Platini are facing an investigation by Fifa's ethics committee. The move comes after the Swiss attorney general opened criminal proceedings against Blatter, 79. He is accused of signing a contract "unfavourable" to football's governing body and mak…

Pope meets US sex abuse victims 27 September 2015 From the section US & Canada Image copyright AFP Image caption The pope has spent the past week visiting the US Pope Francis says he has met a group of victims of sexual abuse by priests, and said "those responsible will be held accountable". He also promised to "zealously" protect young people. Many survivors o…

Australia set to deny visa to US singer Chris Brown 27 September 2015 From the section Australia Image copyright Reuters Image caption Brown was sentenced to five years' probation for assaulting Rihanna The US singer Chris Brown has been told he is unlikely to be given a visa to perform in Australia because of his record of domestic violence. The singer is schedule…

Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn resigns 23 September 2015 From the section Business Image copyright Getty Images Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn has resigned following the revelation that the firm manipulated US diesel car emissions tests. Mr Winterkorn said he was "shocked" by recent events and that the firm needed a "fresh start". He added that he was "not aware of any wrongdoing on my part" but was acting…

Pope Francis urges action on climate change on visit to US 23 September 2015 From the section US & Canada Pope Francis has called for further action on climate change saying that it was "a critical moment of history", on the first day of his visit to the US. Speaking to a crowd of more than 11,000 people on the White House South Lawn, the pontiff said the problem could "no longer be left to a future generation". President Barack Obama said the Pope reminded people "that we have a sacred obligation to protect our planet". The Pop…

Addenbrooke's and Rosie Hospitals placed in special measures 22 September 2015 From the section Cambridgeshire Image copyright PA Image caption Cambridge University Hospitals controls the Addenbrooke's and Rosie facilities in the city One of the UK's biggest NHS trusts has been placed in special measures after inspectors found it was "inadequate". Cambridge Universi…

Nama inquiry: Jamie Bryson claims Peter Robinson was to receive payment 23 September 2015 From the section Northern Ireland An inquiry has heard an allegation that Northern Ireland's first minister was to receive a payment upon completion of NI's biggest property deal. DUP leader Peter Robinson has previously denied he was to receive any payment or benefit as part of the deal. The £1.2bn sale was of property loans to US firm Cerberus by Nama - the Republic of Ireland's "bad bank". The claims were made at Stormont's finance committ…

Migrant crisis: EU ministers attempt to resolve quota row 22 September 2015 From the section Europe comments European Union ministers are to meet to try to resolve a dispute over how to relocate 120,000 asylum seekers who have recently arrived in Europe. Some central European states have been resisting calls for EU members to accept mandatory quotas. The migrants are part of more than a quarter of a million to have arrived in July and August alone. Germany says it expects up to a million this year. Hungary has said European…