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Taliban fighters 'attack Kandahar airport' Fighting has been reported at the airport in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. It is not clear whether the clashes have resulted in casualties. A spokesman for the provincial governor said the attackers had managed to breach the first gate of the complex. A pro-Taliban website said the group had launched an attack on "against domestic and foreign forces". Militant violence has increased across Afghanistan since the departure of most US and Nato forces last year.

China pollution: First ever red alert in effect in Beijing   Schools in Beijing are closed and outdoor construction halted as the Chinese capital's first ever pollution "red alert" came into effect. The alert, the highest possible warning level, was issued late Monday and will last until midday on Thursday. Limits have been placed on car use and some factories have been ordered to stop operations. It comes as China, the world's worst polluter, takes part in talks on carbon emissions in Paris. It is the first time China has declared a red alert under the four-tier alert system, which was adopted a little over two years ago, although pollution levels were far from the city's worst. At 07:00 local time on Tuesday (23:00 GMT on Monday), when the alert came into effect, the US Embassy's air pollution monitor

Syrian opposition seeks unified front at Riyadh conference   Syria's disparate political and armed opposition factions are coming together in Saudi Arabia for a conference aimed at pursuing peace talks. Representatives will attempt to agree a common position from which to negotiate with the government of Bashar al-Assad. It is the first time most of the main rebel groups have been involved in peace moves since the conflict began. World powers want peace talks between a unified opposition delegation and the government to start next month. They see a political solution to the four-and-a-half-year-old conflict as an important step in a process that will eventually lead to the elimination of the self-styled Islamic State (IS), which controls large parts of northern and eastern Syria. Kurds not invited Most of the main rebel factions, such as Jaysh al-Islam and Ahrar al-Sham, are taking part in the conference in Riyadh, for which preparatory talks began on Tuesd

IS conflict: Iraqi forces 'retake key Ramadi district'   Iraqi government forces have reportedly recaptured a key district in the city of Ramadi, which is controlled by the jihadist group Islamic State (IS). The Counter-Terrorism Force said it had cleared the south-western area of Tamim on Tuesday after a fierce battle. Soldiers and militiamen have been preparing for months for a final assault on Ramadi, and recently told residents to leave the city centre. Ramadi was captured by IS in May in an embarrassing defeat for the Iraqi army. Last month, government forces completed their encirclement of the city when they retook the Palestine Bridge, which straddles the River Euphrates in the north-west. The move cut off IS militants inside Ramadi, about 90km (55 miles) west of Baghdad, from their strongholds elsewhere in Anbar province and in Syria.

Donald Trump's Muslim US ban call roundly condemned Add caption Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump has provoked condemnation from across the political spectrum, by saying Muslims should be banned from entering the US. Republicans, Democrats, Muslim leaders, the UN and foreign leaders criticised the call as dangerous and divisive. Mr Trump said many Muslims nursed a "hatred" towards America. He said they should be banned "until our country's representatives can figure out what is going on". His campaign manager said that would apply to "everybody" - would-be immigrants and tourists. But Mr Trump told Fox News it would "not apply to people living in the country", adding that Muslims serving in the US military would "come home". Who are Trump's 'highly respected' pollsters? Katty Kay - Trump wins when he talks tough 21 things that Donald Trump believes California attackers had target