World News Update, what you need to know

A gang led by Gambian diplomats who turned their London embassy into a tax-free tobacconist, cheating the British taxpayer out of nearly STG5 million, have been jailed for a total of 33 years.

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MONACO - Prince Albert II of Monaco and his wife Charlene have welcomed their twin babies Gabriella and Jacques to the world, the palace has announced.

LOS ANGELES - Naomi Watts' campaign for an Oscar has received a huge boost with the Australian actress scoring two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations.

BOSTON - A woman who has accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting her in the 1970s has filed a defamation lawsuit against the comedian, alleging he "publicly branded" her a liar through statements made by his lawyer and publicist.

OSLO - Malala Yousafzai has vowed to struggle for every child's right to go to school as she became the youngest ever Nobel laureate, sharing the Peace Prize with Indian campaigner Kailash Satyarthi.

TOKYO - Japanese prosecutors have charged a 68-year-old woman with murder, weeks after police arrested her on suspicion of poisoning her latest husband, one of six men who died while in a relationship with her over the past 20 years.

NEW YORK - Time magazine has named the medics who have treated patients struck with the killer Ebola virus as its "Person of the Year 2014", paying tribute to their courage and mercy.

PRETORIA - A South African judge has cleared the way for prosecutors to seek a murder conviction against Oscar Pistorius, enabling an appeal that could dramatically increase his punishment for killing his girlfriend.