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Philanthropies, investors plan $50b fossil fuel divestment

[2014-09-23 08:03]

The Rockefellers, who made their vast fortune in oil, and other philanthropies and high-wealth individuals planned on Monday to announce pledges to divest a total of $50 billion from fossil fuel investments.

Australian govt to prohibit torture by secret service

[2014-09-23 08:03]

The Australian government has bent to public pressure by proposing a law that would prohibit the torture of suspected terrorists by officers of the country's secret service.

UN body to address 'horrendous violence'

[2014-09-23 08:03]

A brutal terrorist organization that calls itself a state but lacks recognition from any government will take center stage when more than 140 heads of state and government convene this week for the annual ministerial meeting of the UN General Assembly.

130,000 Kurds flee to Turkey

[2014-09-23 08:03]

Turkey said on Monday that about 130,000 people have flooded across its border from Syria fleeing an advance by Islamic State jihadists on a strategic Kurdish border town.

Syria Slams Anti-terror Coalition

[2014-09-23 08:03]

Syria has accused the West of lacking the "true will" necessary to confront terrorism in the region, criticizing the US-led coalition that has vowed to crush the Islamic State group, according to the state news agency SANA.

Lockdown a mixed success in Sierra Leone Ebola fight

[2014-09-23 08:03]

Millions of people in Sierra Leone emerged from their homes on Monday after a nationwide lockdown during which scores of bodies and new cases of Ebola infections were uncovered.

Howard 'embarrassed' by lack of WMD in Iraq

[2014-09-23 08:03]

Former Australian leader John Howard has said he is embarrassed that the US intelligence on weapons of mass destruction he used to send troops to Iraq in 2003 proved to be unfounded.

Scotland's 'Yes' camp sees growth surge

[2014-09-23 08:03]

Scottish pro-independence parties reported a surge in membership over the weekend as campaigners vowed to continue to fight after a split with the United Kingdom was rejected in a referendum.

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[2014-09-23 08:03]

Egyptian security officials say rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have begun reconciliation talks in Cairo ahead of negotiations with Israel on cementing the Aug 26 Gaza conflict truce.