World News Update, What you need to know

World News Update, What you need to know

The graves of Australian soldiers killed in World War I have been daubed with graffiti for the second time in seven months in London.

ELSEWHERE:

BRUSSELS - Belgium has maintained the highest security alert for Brussels with the metro system and schools to reopen only on Wednesday after authorities said there was an imminent threat of a Paris-style attack in the Belgian capital.

PARIS - Global efforts to combat the Islamic State group have gathered pace as British Prime Minister David Cameron pledged solidarity during a visit to France and Russian leader Vladimir Putin met his allies in Iran.

LONDON - The judge in Chris Cairns's London trial has said former Black Cap Chris Harris was "completely wrong" when he claimed that an aspect of Cairns's captaincy was suspicious.

LONDON - Sales of pre-packed sausages and bacon fell sharply at Britain's top grocers in the weeks following a World Health Organisation report saying that eating processed meat can cause bowel cancer, new data shows.

TOKYO - More than 600 babies in Japan have wriggled to the finish line on their hands and knees in the world's largest crawling competition.

GENEVA - Weather-related disasters have grown more frequent over the last 20 years, claiming more than 600,000 lives, the UN said.


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