The body of the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, has been identified among those killed in a police raid, the prosecutor's office says.
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TOKYO - For chocolate lovers with cash to burn, a gold-coated Kit Kat bar will hit stores in Japan later this month, but at an eye-watering 2,016 yen ($A22.50) a finger it will only be available for the lucky few.
INDIANAPOLIS - Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for trading in child pornography and having sex with underage prostitutes, with the judge describing his "perversion and lawlessness" as "extreme."
LONDON - Britain has rescued 347 passengers and crew from the French cruise ship Le Boreal after a fire broke out as it was sailing close to the British-ruled Falkland Islands, officials say.
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KUWAIT CITY - Kuwaiti security authorities have busted an international cell led by a Lebanese man and including two Australians that was sending air defence systems and funds to the Islamic State group.
PARIS - A high-speed TGV train accident in eastern France at the weekend that left 11 people dead was the result of "late braking", rail company SNCF says.
SOFIA - A bomb alert that forced a Polish airliner bound for Egypt to emergency land in Bulgaria was a false alarm caused by a "drunken Pole talking rubbish".
