A senior Mexican government official has confirmed a burnt out van with two charred bodies inside was the vehicle driven by missing Australian surfers Dean Lucas and Adam Coleman.
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PARIS - Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has promised to spend "at least" $1 billion helping vulnerable nations cope with climate change at major climate talks in Paris.
PARIS - Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling for rich nations to honour their commitment to provide $US100 billion ($A138.98 billion) a year to developing countries to tackle climate change.
LONDON - Despite being cleared of perjury, former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns says his reputation has been "scorched".
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PARIS - Russian President Vladimir Putin says the reason Turkey downed a Russian warplane last week was that it wanted to protect supplies of oil from Islamic State.
JERUSALEM - Internet giant Google denies it has reached an agreement with the Israeli government to jointly monitor YouTube videos inciting attacks.
NEW YORK - Former child star and fashion designer Mary-Kate Olsen has married Frenchman Olivier Sarkozy - the half-brother of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy - in a quiet New York ceremony.
