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Turkey PM: Syria no-fly zone needed

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The Turkish prime minister has told the BBC that Turkey will push again for a no-fly zone over northern Syria to protect civilians fleeing both Islamic State and Syrian government forces.

Ahmet Davutoglu said he would work with the US to establish a "safe area" conflict.

Mr Davutoglu did not rule out sending Turkish troops in to protect the area.

Turkey is home to more Syrian refugees than any other country - more than 1.8 million according to recent UN figures.

In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC's Jeremy Bowen, Mr Davutoglu called on the international community to do more to resolve the four-year conflict in Syria and denied that Turkey had helped so-called Islamic State and other extremist groups.

He criticised the five permanent members of the UN Security Council for failing to make a "strong decision" to stop the atrocities in Syria.

Asked whether Turkey was doing enough to prevent the large numbers of migrants reaching Europe though his country, he said it was the responsibility of the international community to stem the flow of migrants by bringing the four-year conflict in Syria to an end.

Despite not ruling out the use of Turkish ground troops, Mr Davutoglu said he preferred to strengthen Syria's moderate opposition.

"If there is enough power of moderate forces in Syria, there will not be any necessity for other countries including Turkey to send any ground troops," he said

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Fragments from MH17

Fragments from MH17 site may be from Russian-made missile, Dutch prosecutors say

Investigators probing the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 say they have identified pieces of debris "possibly" from a Russian-made BUK missile from eastern Ukraine, where the plane crashed.

International and Dutch investigators are probing "several parts, possibly originating from a BUK surface-air-missile system statement from prosecutors and the Dutch Safety Board (OVV) said.

"These parts have been secured during a previous recovery mission in eastern Ukraine and are in possession of the criminal investigation team MH17 and the Dutch Safety Board," it said.

Malaysia Airlines MH17 crashed over territory held by pro-Russian rebels in July 2014, killing all 298 aboard, mostly Dutch citizens.

Ukraine and many in the West have accused pro-Russian rebels of shooting down the plane, saying they may have used a BUK missile supplied by Russia.

Russia and the rebels denied any responsibility and point the finger at Ukraine's military.

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Nanjing massacre: Japan's

Nanjing massacre: Japan's WWII apology to reopen old wounds with China

For many people, World War II was the crucial turning point of the twentieth century - a key moment in history to be studied and remembered.

However, between Beijing and Tokyo it remains a running sore that is set to be reopened yet again this week.

Japan's prime minister and emperor are both expected to apologise for atrocities committed by the country during World War II.

But in China — where Japan's imperial forces were at their most brutal — deep feelings of resentment linger, and the war remains a source of ongoing diplomatic conflict even today.

The Japanese imperial forces committed many atrocities and war crimes in China, such as when they tested chemical and germ warfare weapons on civilians

But perhaps the most infamous atrocity is what became known as "the Rape of Nanking".

When Japanese troops arrived in Nanjing, they went on widespread killing spree where hundreds of thousands are thought to have been murdered

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Climate change

Climate change: Australia sets new emissions target

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Australia plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions by between 26% and 28% below 2005 levels by 2030, PM Tony Abbott has said.

It is less than cuts pledged by countries such as Canada and the US.

Australia's previous target was to cut emissions by 5% by 2020, based on emissions in 2000.

The announcement comes ahead of a key international meeting in Paris in December to agree on a new global climate strategy.

Australia is still largely powered by carbon-polluting coal and is one of the world's biggest coal exporters.

The Climate Council says that to stay below a 2°C rise in global temperature, Australia would need to cut emissions by 60% by 2030 on 2000 levels.

It says Australia is the 13th largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world and has one of the highest per capita emissions rates.

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Bethnal Green WW2 bomb discovery: Experts spend night at scene

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Experts worked through the night trying to defuse an unexploded World War Two bomb which prompted the evacuation of 150 people in east London.

Families spent the night in a school hall after the 500lb bomb was found by contractors at a building site in Bethnal Green on Monday afternoon.

An exclusion zone was extended to 200 metres, resulting in more people being evacuated, Tower Hamlets Council said.

Army disposal experts are still at the scene, the Ministry of Defence said.

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oral surgeon caught at Sydney airport

91yo former oral surgeon caught at Sydney airportallegedly carrying 4.5kg of cocaine in soap

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The arrest of a 91-year-old man allegedly carrying 4.5 kilograms of cocaine at Sydney airport has prompted the Australian Federal Police to issue a warning about Australians being duped into becoming drug mules.

Victor Twartz, a retired oral surgeon, was arrested at Sydney airport after flying from Delhi, India, to Australia.

As he was about to board his plane to return to Sydney, he was handed a bag that he was told contained gifts for a person in Australia.

In the bag was cocaine hidden in 27 packages of soap.

Twartz was charged with importing a commercial quantity of cocaine and has had his bail continued.

He will appear in court on October 6.

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