World News Update, What you need to know

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has defended his proposal to ban Muslims from entering the United States, comparing his plan to the World War Two detainment of Japanese-Americans and others in dismissing growing outrage from around the world.

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PARIS - Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has told a sidelines event at major climate talks in Paris that fossil fuels will be critical to reducing poverty and hunger for years to come.

PRETORIA - Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has been released on bail, as he vowed to appeal against his murder conviction for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

MOSCOW - Russia is "seriously concerned" by Syrian reports that a coalition led by the United States launched air strikes on Syrian government forces in the Deir al-Zor area.

PARIS - Eagles of Death Metal, the band on stage when the deadliest of the Islamic State attacks in Paris took place on November 13, has made an emotional visit to the Bataclan concert hall where the shooting took place.

ZAGREB - The head of Croatia's leading rights group has been left red-faced after his pants fell down during a photoshoot with President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic.