Europe fund ‘not enough’ for Africa
Senegal’s President Macky Sall describes the $ 1.9bn (£1.2bn) European fund to tackle African migration as “a good beginning” but said more money was needed. BBC News – Africa
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Alibaba breaks Singles Day record
E-commerce giant Alibaba breaks its record for sales on Singles Day in China, the world’s biggest online shopping event, taking $ 9.3bn (£6.1bn). BBC News – Business
Egypt military frees rights journalist
Egypt frees prominent investigative journalist Hossam Bahgat, whose arrest was condemned by human rights campaigners. BBC News – Middle East
Postpone tax credit cuts, MPs say
George Osborne should postpone planned reforms to tax credits, says a group of MPs warning that there can be no “magic bullet” to protect low-paid workers. BBC News – UK
Russia’s ‘Syria peace plan’ unveiled
A Russian document circulating at the UN proposes a constitutional reform process in Syria lasting 18 months to be followed by presidential elections. BBC News – Europe
Colombia’s Farc ‘ends gun purchases’
Colombia’s largest armed rebel group, the Farc, stopped buying guns and ammunition at the end of September, its leader says. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean