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Palestine: Funeral held for alleged car ramming attack victim

Hundreds took part in a funeral procession for a 22-year-old Palestinian from Hebron on Thursday (5 November) who according to police was shot dead after he rammed his car into a 20-year-old Israeli border policeman, critically wounding him. Nov 5, 2015

Syria: Russian air strikes said to hit Raqqa hospital

Video published online purports to show scenes of destruction in the Islamic State (IS)-held city of Raqqa in northern Syria on Tuesday (3 November) following what are said to be Russian air strikes. In the video large plumes of smoke were seen rising from tall buildings and bridges, where huge craters and burnt out vehicles blocked the passageway. Nov 4, 2015

Yemen: Cyclone Chapala batters coast as thousands flee homes

A cyclone with hurricane-force winds made landfall on Yemens Arabian Sea coast on Tuesday (3 November), flooding the countrys fifth-largest city Mukalla and sending thousands of people fleeing for shelter. Officials and meteorologists say the storm is the most intense in decades in the arid country, whose storm response is hampered by poverty and a raging civil war. Nov 4, 2015

China: First home-made passenger plane rolled off line

The C919, Chinas first homemade large passenger aircraft, was rolled out of the final assembly line in Shanghai on Monday (2 November). The plane designed to have 158 seats and a standard flight range of 4,075km was developed by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC). Nov 2, 2015
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