World News Update, what you need to know

A New Delhi court has adjourned hearing an extradition case for an Indian driver who fled Australia after a fatal car crash. It's alleged that Puneet Puneet, 24, hit two students aged 19 and 20 as they walked across a road in Melbourne in 2008.

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NEW YORK - An "embarrassed and humiliated" New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has sacked a top aide in response to a mushrooming scandal over a vindictive bridge lane closure that threatens his presumed presidential aspirations.

LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron has appealed for a calm response after an inquest found that a man was lawfully killed by police in an incident that sparked Britain's worst unrest for decades.

FALLUJAH, Iraq - Iraqi forces backed by tanks are battling militants in Anbar, where fighting has displaced thousands and sparked warnings of rights abuses and fears the crisis could take weeks to resolve.

KABUL - Afghanistan says it will release scores of alleged Taliban fighters from jail as there was no evidence against them, despite US objections that the men could return to the battlefield as NATO troops withdraw.

VIENNA - Negotiators from Iran, the United States and the European Union are set to meet in Geneva to remove the last remaining disagreements over how to implement the nuclear deal that was reached in November.

PARIS - Annual inflation in advanced countries picked up to 1.5 per cent in November from 1.3 per cent the previous month, the OECD says.

HAVANA - Cuban leader Fidel Castro has appeared in public for the first time in nine months, attending an art gallery opening near his home.