International

(BBC) Russia's defence ministry has accused the family of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of being directly involved in the trade of petroleum with the Islamic State group. Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov said Turkey was the…

(BBC) There are reports of an active shooter near a golf course in San Bernardino, California, with possibly 20 victims. The San Bernardino Fire Department tweeted that it was responding to a "20 victim shooting incident" and it was…

US President Barack Obama has said the UN Climate Conference in Paris could be a "turning point" in global efforts to limit future temperature rises. Negotiators from 195 countries will try to reach a deal within two weeks aimed at…

Russia has accused Turkey of shooting down its warplane, near the border with Syria in order to protect its oil trade with the Islamic State (IS) group. Speaking at international talks on Climate Change in Paris, Russian President Vladimir…

(BBC) The German cabinet has backed plans for military support in the fight against Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria. Tornado reconnaissance aircraft, a naval frigate and a 1,200-strong force will be sent to the region under the…

(BBC) Chicago's police chief has been fired following the outcry over the fatal shooting of a black teenager by a police officer. The city's mayor, Rahm Emanuel, told reporters he had dismissed Superintendent Garry McCarthy because of an…

(BBC) Faulty equipment was a "major factor" in the AirAsia plane crash last December that killed all 162 people on board, Indonesian officials say. The plane's rudder control system malfunctioned four times during the flight - a fault that…

(Trinidad Express) Expectant father Vinod Madho died after he was struck and became trapped under an overturned boat at sea on Saturday night. Madho was the third person in less than three weeks to lose his life in the waters off the coast…

(BBC) A BBC investigation has uncovered evidence of bribery at one of the UK's biggest companies. Panorama found British American Tobacco illegally paid politicians and civil servants in countries in East Africa. The payments were…

(BB) Guatemalan prison officials say the number of people killed in a fight between inmates has risen to 16. Police have not yet been able to retake control of the prison in the town of Escuintla, about 60km (37 miles) south of the…

(BBC) US President Barack Obama has visited the scene of the Bataclan theatre attack in Paris, after arriving in the city for the UN climate change summit. Accompanied by French President Francois Hollande and Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, he…

A 27-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder over the killing of a nine-year-old boy earlier this month, Chicago police say. Tyshawn Lee was lured into an alley in the city's South Side and shot dead because of his father's…

Four police officers and an unknown number of civilians have been hurt in an "active shooter" incident in the US city of Colorado Springs, police say. Officers were exchanging fire with a gunman inside a Planned Parenthood clinic, Police…

(BBC) France has held a national memorial service for the 130 people who died in the Paris attacks two weeks ago. Some 2,600 people attended the service in central Paris, including President Francois Hollande, survivors of the attacks and…

(BBC) A suicide bomber has killed at least 21 people in an attack on a Shia Muslim procession in Nigeria's Kano state, eyewitnesses and organisers say. The bomber ran into the crowd and detonated his device before he could be spotted, an…