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Queen Elizabeth II praises unsung heroes in 2016 Christmas message

Queen Elizabeth II praises unsung heroes in 2016 Christmas message

Queen Elizabeth II has praised unsung heroes in her annual Christmas message. Among the groups cited in the message were the paramedics, doctors and pilots of the East Anglian Air Ambulance, where Prince William works as a pilot. The Queen also praised the Duke of Edinburgh Awards and the Prince’s Trust. Dec 25, 2016
Russia plane crash: Tribute video for Tu-154 victims

Russia plane crash: Tribute video for Tu-154 victims

Russian foreign ministry has released a video tribute to commemorate those that died in the Tu-154 plane crash on December 25. The footage shows the faces of some of the 92 people on board the plane that was carrying military personnel, members of the press, and 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemblem a Russian army song and dance group. Dec 25, 2016
Pope Francis delivers 2016 Christmas Message of peace from the Vatican

Pope Francis delivers 2016 Christmas Message of peace from the Vatican

Pope Francis used his Christmas Day homily to call for peace for people “scarred by war and harsh conflicts,” and for those harmed by “brutal acts of terrorism.”Speaking from a balcony overlooking St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, he called for an end to the conflict in Syria and for Israelis and Palestinians to set aside their differences in the wake of a UN resolution against the construction of Israeli settlements on occupied land. Dec 25, 2016
Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt dies aged 68

Status Quo guitarist Rick Parfitt dies aged 68

The bands manager announced the news after the veteran rocker passed away in hospital on 24 December. In September this year the guitarist was forced to quit touring with the band after suffering a heart attack in June.Parfitt had been due to launch a solo career in 2017. Dec 24, 2016
Chinese toddler miraculously escapes death after being run over by truck

Chinese toddler miraculously escapes death after being run over by truck

A three-year-old boy miraculously survived being hit by a truck and dragged under its wheels in east Chinas Zhejiang Province on 22 December. Shocking CCTV footage released of the incident shows the toddler being pushed in a pram by his mother at a busy intersection when a truck drives through a red light and smashes straight into the child.The boy was taken from underneath the truck and given back to his mother. Luckily, he is currently in stable condition. Dec 24, 2016
Palestinian envoy: Israel not living in reality

Palestinian envoy: Israel not living in reality

In response to the historic UN Security Council resolution that condemned illegal Israeli settlements, Palestinian envoy Riyad Mansour welcomed the decision, saying that those who opposed it were, not living in reality. Dec 24, 2016
Is populism a phenomenon of 2016?

Is populism a phenomenon of 2016?

The last year has seen the rise of populism across the world, most notably with Brexit and the election of Donald Trump. IBTimes UK asks senior fellow at Chatham House Professor Matthew Goodwin whether this is a new trend, or something that has been building up for many years Dec 24, 2016
Libyan plane hijackers surrender and release all captives unharmed

Libyan plane hijackers surrender and release all captives unharmed

Two men have been arrested after a Libyan passenger jet was hijacked on 23 December. The two men threated to blow up the Afriqiyah Airways Airbus A320 with a grenade unless they were granted asylum in Malta, according to reports. The hijackers were members of a party loyal to late dictator Muammar Ghaddafi, according to Lbyan media, and were seen waving a green Ghaddafi-era Libyan flag. Dec 23, 2016
Video shows Berlin Christmas market attack suspect pledging allegiance to Isis

Video shows Berlin Christmas market attack suspect pledging allegiance to Isis

The clip, released by Islamic State (Isis) through agency al-Amaq, purportedly shows Berlin Christmas market attack suspect Anis Amri pledging allegiance to the group’s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Amri was killed by Italian police on 23 December in Milan. He is suspected of driving a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin on 19 December, killing 12 people. Dec 23, 2016
Antonio Conte: The Chinese market is a danger for all

Antonio Conte: The Chinese market is a danger for all

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has said that the Chinese football market is dangerous for all clubs, not just Chelsea. The statement comes after the Blues confirmed that Brazilian midfielder Oscar will join Shanghai SIPG for a reported £60m ($74m) in January, and earn a estimated £400,000 a week. Conte went on to say though that the Premier League is in the best in the world. Dec 23, 2016
Berlin truck attack suspect Anis Amri shot dead in Milan

Berlin truck attack suspect Anis Amri shot dead in Milan

Anis Amri, the suspect in the Berlin Christmas market truck attack, has been shot dead by Italian police on 23 December. Italys interior minister Marco Minniti told a news conference that without any shadow of a doubt the man was the 24-year-old Tunisian, and that he died in a shootout with police in a Milan suburb. Dec 23, 2016
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