IS setting up Libya camps, US says
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
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Iran ‘conducts air strikes’ in Iraq
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
Small businesses support extended
A package to boost bank lending to small and medium-sized businesses has been announced ahead of Wednesday’s Autumn Statement. BBC News – Business
Flood schemes to protect 300,000 homes
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
Concordia captain ‘tried to impress’
Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino says the manoeuvre that sank the cruise ship was carried out to impress passengers. BBC News – Europe
Amazon losses ‘brings climate risk’
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