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Mexican federal forces are deployed to dozens of towns in a violence-ridden area of Mexico following the disappearance of 43 students in September.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

President Putin warns Russians of hard economic times ahead and urges national self-reliance, days after the rouble suffers its biggest fall since the 1990s.
BBC News – Europe

Conservative MP Mark Pritchard has been arrested following an alleged incident in central London.
BBC News – UK

US officials order a probe after a grand jury decides not to charge a white New York police officer over the death of a black man he was restraining.
BBC News – US & Canada

Islamic State has set up training camps in militant-held areas of eastern Libya, the general heading the US Africa command says.
BBC News – Africa

 “We always come back and figure out ways to get better. Sometimes there are small gains.
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NEW ORLEANS – The diagnosis postgame on Tuesday was that Head Coach Scott Brooks’ team didn’t play Thunder basketb
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A package to boost bank lending to small and medium-sized businesses has been announced ahead of Wednesday’s Autumn Statement.
BBC News – Business

Iran has made air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq in recent days, though not in co-ordination with the US, the Pentagon says.
BBC News – Middle East

More than half the carbon stored in the Amazon is on indigenous lands at risk of destruction which could threaten the climate, say scientists.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino says the manoeuvre that sank the cruise ship was carried out to impress passengers.
BBC News – Europe

More than 1,400 flood defence projects are chosen to receive £2.3bn funding over the next six years ahead of the Autumn Statement.
BBC News – UK

US President Barack Obama is expected to nominate former Pentagon official Ashton Carter as the new US defence secretary.
BBC News – US & Canada

US President Barack Obama renews calls for Congress to approve $ 6bn (£3.8bn) in emergency aid to fight the deadly Ebola outbreak.
BBC News – Africa

During the first month of the season, the Thunder was moving at a breakneck pace.
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US retailers report sluggish Black Friday spending, with sales falling 11% from the same period last year, according to an industry group.
BBC News – Business

The UN’s World Food Programme suspends a critical food aid scheme for more than 1.6 million Syrian refugees because of a funding crisis.
BBC News – Middle East

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos demands an explanation from Gen Ruben Dario Alzate about his kidnapping following his release on Sunday.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The rouble suffered its biggest one-day decline since 1998 as oil prices continued to fall on Monday, escalating fears about the Russian economy.
BBC News – Europe

A paedophile doctor who abused young cancer patients at Addenbrooke’s Hospital is jailed for 22 years.
BBC News – UK