Syrian opposition groups say a powerful bomb attack has killed more than 30 soldiers at an army base near the capital Damascus. Reports say four of the victims were generals. The blast is said to cause the buildings to collapse and groups indicated the explosives have been placed in its basement meaning opposition fighters have been able to breach the security around the base.
The deputy head of the Libyan intelligence services has been kidnapped outside the airport in the capital Tripoli. An officer who was also seized but he managed to escape said they were taken by unidentified gunmen who stopped their car. Tensions are running high in Tripoli while a three-day strike has been observed in protest of the presence of armed militias.
Russian officials say 50 people were killed when a passenger plane crashed in the city of Kazan. Among the dead was Irek Minnikhanov, the oldest son of Tatarstan's regional President. From Moscow, Daniel Sandford. “The Boeing 737 operated by Tatarstan Air Company had been flying from Moscow's Domodedovo airport. Earlier reports suggested that before it crashed, it already tried to land in Kazan at least once. The emergencies ministry said there were 44 passengers on board and six crewmembers and so far there were no signs of any survivors.”
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The International Aid agencies are urging delegates to the UN climate talks in Poland to make meaningful progress towards cutting greenhouse gas emissions. Debate of the two meeting in Warsaw has become an especially chart since typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines. Relief organization said the storm is putting an example of how climate change is generating more destructive tropical storms.