“Former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov sentenced to 10 years in jail for corruption”, “Opinion: Climate conference - worldwide winners”, “Russia fires on Turkish ship to 'avoid collision' in Aegean Sea”,

akipress.com. “Former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov sentenced to 10 years in jail for corruption" - Former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Serik Akhmetov was sentenced on December 11 to ten years in jail, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported from courtroom. Akhmetov was also derived from the right to hold public office for 5 years. His property was confiscated.

dw.com. “Opinion: Climate conference - worldwide winners" - What a triumph! No one was counting on that - not half a year ago, not two weeks ago, not even during the conference. Jens Thurau celebrates with delegates in Paris. What a result! All 195 United Nations member states voted in favor of a climate treaty designed to limit rising global temperatures well below the 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) target originally put forth. They voted for a treaty that makes states' voluntary climate goals legally binding and that checks, and if need be, improves these goals should it be necessary. It is a treaty that provides financial help to poor countries on a scale that seemed unimaginable only a short time ago.

cnn.com. “Russia fires on Turkish ship to 'avoid collision' in Aegean Sea" - A Russian warship has fired warning shots at a Turkish boat as the two vessels threatened to collide. The incident occurred on Sunday 22 kilometers (13 miles) north of the Greek island of Limnos in the Aegean Sea, according to a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry.