Peru: Orphaned ‘Paddington’ bear rescued

An orphaned spectacled bear cub, also known as an Andean which inspired the famed Paddington Bear, was in good health on 2 December after it was rescued in Oxapampa, Peru, last week. A local farmer, Federico Tarazona, saw the small bear alone and noticeably wet in the middle of a highway in the countrys Chontabamba district in central Peru. Dec 4, 2015

War on Isis: Watch first RAF Tornados take off to bomb jihadists in Syria

British fighter jets took off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus early on Thursday (3 December) shortly after Britains parliament voted to bomb Islamic State (IS) targets in Syria. Four jets left in pairs within about an hour of each other from the airbase. Their exact destination was not immediately clear and there was no comment from British authorities. Dec 3, 2015