Phuc Dat Bich admits hoax in Facebook name battle

Image copyright'Phuc Dat Bich'Image captionPhuc Dat Bich later thanked people who were supportive of "certain names that populate in different cultures" An Australian calling himself Phuc Dat Bich, who made global headlines after saying he was fighting to use his real name on Facebook, admits it was hoax. "Mr Bich" said on Facebook his real name was "Joe Carr" (or perhaps joker). He...

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Islamic State: Merkel vows Germany will do more to fight extremists

Image copyrightAPImage captionAngela Merkel joined Francois Hollande to pay her respects to the Paris victims Paris attacks Brussels lockdown: How is city affected by terror threat? Fury over 'Paris was inevitable' claims Who were the Paris attackers? Paris attacks: The unanswered questions Germany will do more in the fight against the Islamic State militants, Chancellor...

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Ukraine closes airspace to all Russian planes

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage captionThe Ukrainian prime minister said all transit flights by Russian planes were being banned Ukraine has banned all Russian planes from using its airspace and exports of Russian gas to Ukraine have been halted by state-controlled giant Gazprom. The decision was announced by Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk at a televised government meeting. Gazprom...

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Paris attacks: World leaders united against terrorism, says Cameron

Image copyrightPA Speaking at the G20 summit in Turkey, the PM said Friday's attacks in Paris "underlined the threat we all face".World leaders have agreed to do more to share intelligence and cut off funding for terrorists, David Cameron has said. Earlier he met Russia's President Vladimir Putin to discuss tackling the Islamic State group and the Syrian war. He said the gap between Russia and...

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