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Tuesday, December 31st, 2013
4:55 pm	France to sharply reduce Mali troops http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25561019#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25561019 France is to reduce the number of its troops in Mali over the next three months by 60%, the French defence minister says.
12:49 pm	Children 'beheaded' in CAR conflict http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25559693#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25559693 At least two children are beheaded in the Central African Republic's capital Bangui as violence sinks to a "vicious new low", the UN says.
3:32 pm	US hails Guantanamo 'milestone' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25558891#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25558891 The US hails the release of the last three Chinese Muslim Uighurs from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay as a "significant milestone".
1:36 pm	Giant rubber duck bursts in Taiwan http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25560771#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-25560771 A giant yellow inflatable duck on display in a Taiwanese port bursts in unexplained circumstances.
5:00 pm	'Selfie' and 'twerk' on banned list http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25562253#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25562253 US vocabulists release their annual list of words that should be banned, with "selfie", "twerking" and "hashtag" coming top.
7:32 pm	Romney's black grandson mocked on TV http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25562869#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25562869 A US cable news presenter apologises for jokes about former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's adopted black grandson.
Wednesday, January 1st, 2014
12:24 am	Act like Mandela, archbishop urges http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25564943#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25564943 People should pledge to try and emulate Nelson Mandela and change the world around them, the Archbishop of Canterbury says in his new year message.
Tuesday, December 31st, 2013
10:38 am	Cameroon gunmen free French priest http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25558885#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25558885 A French Catholic priest kidnapped by gunmen in Cameroon last month is released, France's President Hollande says.
Monday, December 30th, 2013
8:26 pm	S Sudan's Kiir rules out power share http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25554912#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25554912 South Sudan President Salva Kiir rules out a power-sharing deal with rebel leader Riek Machar to try to halt violence that has killed at least 1,000.
Tuesday, December 31st, 2013
2:12 am	Buenos Aires protests over outages http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25556136#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25556136 Some main roads to the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires, are blocked as residents protest against power cuts blamed on the current heatwave.
Monday, December 30th, 2013
11:48 pm	Huge fire after US oil train derails http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25556061#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25556061 Wagons from a mile-long train carrying crude oil burst into flames as they derailed after a collision in the US state of North Dakota.
Tuesday, December 31st, 2013
1:19 am	Life support extended for US girl http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25552818#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25552818 The family of a Californian teenager declared brain dead after a routine operation went wrong wins a court order to keep her alive.
1:41 am	Israel frees Palestinian prisoners http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25548773#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25548773 Israeli authorities have freed a group of 26 Palestinian prisoners as part of a US-brokered agreement to resume direct peace talks.
Monday, December 30th, 2013
8:18 pm	IOC 'confident' despite Russia bombs http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25551835#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25551835 The International Olympic Committee expresses confidence Russia will deliver a secure Games in Sochi, after two deadly bombings hit Volgograd.
8:20 pm	US announces six drone test sites http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25552825#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-25552825 America's aviation agency announces the six states that will test commercial drones, a step towards unleashing the pilotless aircraft in US skies.
Tuesday, December 31st, 2013
1:47 am	Schumacher family in bedside vigil http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25556284#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25556284 The family of German Formula 1 champion Michael Schumacher is at his bedside as he fights for life after a skiing accident in the French Alps.
Monday, December 30th, 2013
10:34 pm	Bombardier sells 10 jets for $259m http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25555320#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25555320 Canadian aerospace manufacturer Bombardier says it has sold 10 Challenger jets for $259m (£157m) to an anonymous buyer.
9:29 pm	Ten die as Iraq clears protest camp http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25548776#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-25548776 At least 10 people are killed in violence as Iraqi security forces dismantle an anti-government protest camp in the city of Ramadi.
8:17 pm	DR Congo 'repulses terror attacks' http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25547424#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25547424 DR Congo's army repulses several attacks in the capital, Kinshasa, killing about 46 members of an "unknown terrorist group", the government says.
11:54 pm	Brazil tribe returns home after riot http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25556132#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25556132 Some 150 members of the Tenharim indigenous tribe in northern Brazil return to their lands nearly a week after seeking refuge in a military base.