The United Nations has announced progress in helping developing countries tackle climate change

US State Department spokesman Ned Price said in a statement that Russia had violated the civil and political rights of its citizens in the recent parliamentary elections and that the United States did not recognize the holding of elections in the independent territory of Ukraine. He reiterated Ukraine's territorial integrity and sovereignty

Reacting to the recent parliamentary elections in Russia, the British Foreign Office said that the recent Duma elections show a serious setback in the field of democratic freedoms in Russia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin thanked the people for their trust after the ruling party won the parliamentary elections. Opponents of Putin say the election was marred by widespread fraud

A volcanic eruption in La Palma, on the Spanish Canary Islands, has displaced 5,500 people and destroyed at least 100 homes. The arrival of lava flows into the sea is expected to release toxic gases

British police have charged four men with making anti-Semitic remarks and threats at a rally. According to the police, these people used the Palestinian support protests that were held earlier this year "of threatening and insulting words" and "probably intended to stimulate anti-emotions"