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TUESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2016

Many dead, dozens injured in Berlin market 'attack': police A truck ploughed into a crowded Christmas market in the German capital Berlin on Monday evening, killing nine people and injuring up to 50 others, police said.         'Senseless act of terror': Russian envoy shot dead in Turkey A Turkish policeman crying 'Aleppo' and 'Allahu Akbar' shot dead Russia's ambassador to Turkey at an art exhibition in Ankara on Monday, in what Moscow branded a 'terrorist act' that would be punished.         Aleppo orphans among thousands evacuated as UN backs sending observers Thousands of traumatised Syrians including children left the rebel enclave of Aleppo on Monday as the UN Security Council voted to deploy observers to the battered city to monitor the evacuations.         IMF's Lagarde found guilty in French case A French court has found IMF boss Christine Lagarde guilty on negligence charges over an arbitration payout made when she was finance minister.         US Electoral College meets to pick Trump The US Electoral College is meeting to formally confirm Donald Trump's election as presidency.         Dozens dead in Siberia after drinking toxic bath essence A Russian city declared a state of emergency Monday after 49 people seeking cheap alcohol died after drinking bath essence containing methanol, a toxic substance used in anti-freeze.         'Fog of unreality' hangs over Canberra as political staffers get $36m boost Buried in the government's mid-year financial update is confirmation that an additional $36 million will be spent on political staffers.

Twitter girl Bana Alabed evacuated to safety from Syria's Aleppo Bana Alabed, the 7-year-old who has been tweeting her experience of living in Aleppo through Syria's civil war, has been evacuated safely outside the city.         'Targeted for elimination', Christian Syrian refugees reach Australia Among the Syrians who have fled to Australia, there are divisions over a much-criticised Abbott government pledge to favour 'persecuted minorities' in the refugee intake. Why should any groups receive special attention?         Nepali girl dies after being banished for menstruating A 15-year-old girl has died in Nepal after she was banished to a shed because she was menstruating, under an ancient Hindu practice that has been banned for over a decade, police said Monday.         Keeping the faith: how migrants are reviving Christian churches There are predictions Christianity could become a minority religion in Australia. But despite census data predicting a further decline, migrants could provide an unexpected boost to congregations.         How marriages of convenience are being embraced by China's LGBT community In China marriage is illegal for same-sex couples, leading to a widespread practice of people hiding their sexuality from their partners. Now a lesbian couple are launching an app they say can help solve the problem.         Syria in crisis: How you can help There appears to be no end in sight for millions of civilians and refugees affected by the bloody Syrian war. Here's how you can help.         Why where you live could dictate how likely you are to develop cancer For the first time, Australians can now compare the rates of incidence and mortality of cancer in their area.     On SBS TV Nightly at 6:30pm Mon to Fri 10:30pm   On SBS Online sbs.com.au/news   On SBS Radio 1 Mon to Fri 6am and 6pm

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