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BBC news 2015-02-16

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Libyan jihadists who say they are allied with Islamic State militants have posted a video online purporting to show the killing of at least 10 Egyptian Coptic Christians. It appears they were killed only because of their religion. Twenty-one Copts are known to be missing in Libya. Sebastian Nashia reports.

The video confirms what had already been feared after the latest edition of the IS English language magazine Dabiq showed that Egyptian workers being marched on a beach in orange jumpsuits and then nearly with masked militants behind them. Describing them as Coptic Crusaders, IS made clear this was an attack on Egyptian Coptics and other Christians. The appearance of these images led relatives of the men to protest in Cairo demanding action from Egyptian President Abdul Fatah Al-Sisi. Egypt has tried to deter its citizens from going to work in Libya but thousands are still drawn there because they can find work unavailable at home.

The leaders from France and Germany have said they are satisfied the ceasefire in East Ukraine is being broadly observed. Witnesses say most areas there are all easy and calm, the one exception being around the town of Debaltsevo. Ian Pannell who travelled to an area close to Debaltsevo sent this report.

This is day 1 of the ceasefire and it appears to have been largely hold in many parts. But we've heard the distinct sound of artillery shells being fired. It's difficult to ascertain from which side but my best guesss would be it's actually from both.

The mining town of Gorlovka is a testament to the ferocity of war about identity and sovereignty. It's also 20 minutes drive from the strategic town of Debaltsevo which both sides have been fighting over. Rebel leaders say they'll stick to the ceasefire in most places but not here, an area they insist isn't covered by the peace deal.

A rescue operation is underway in the Mediterranean where the Italian coast guard is trying to save more than 1000 migrants stranded on boats, south of the island of Lampedusa. A spokesman said so far more than 130 people have been rescued. Last week more than 300 migrants died at the sea.

The man suspected of killing 2 people in a shooting spree in Denmark has been named as Omar El-Hussein. Police say he was 21 years old and had a history of gang-related violence. Malcolm Brabant reports.

El-Hussein had a criminal record for dealing weapons for violence. He'd only just left prison. He was also said to be a gang member. What's not clear yet is why El-Hussein became radicalized but leading police officers have recently warned about the growing relationship between extreme Islamists and members of gangs who operate in the dark underbelly of Copenhagen and other inner city areas. Police want to discover what drove a young man born in Copenhagen to revile daily society to the extent that he would attempt to commit mass murder.

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A Jewish cemetry in eastern France has been a target to what the authority is an anti-Semitic attack. Hundreds of tomb stones were knocked down and desecrated at the graveyard in Sarre-Union. The government called it a despicable act and an insult to the memory of the dead and said the country would not tolerate such an infringement of the value its all French people share.

Supporters of the new Greek government have staged rallies across Europe ahead of tomorrow's EU meeting where the radical left-wing administration is hoping to renegotiate its bailout deal. A sizable crowd took part in the rally in Paris, but to many, the creditor nations' participants were seen on the ground. Many more turn out to support the rally in Athens, from where Mark Lowen reports.

This is becoming a regular occurrence, a huge pro-gorvenment rally in central Athens, this time to coincide with Monday's meeting of euro zone finance ministers in Brussels aiming to reach a deal on Greece's bailout. The Greek government wants an end to austerity and the so-called bridge loan with Brussels until new forms agreed. But there's widespread opposition in the EU to a change of rules for Greece. The message here on the street is they've given a big mandate to their government and they won't be silenced. Mark Lowen reporting.

Syrian government forces backed by Hezbollah are continuing a big offensive to try to win back territory from rebels in the south of the country. Syrian state media claims that government forces have inflicted heavy losses on rebel fighters in the region around the city of Darra.

A palestinian rap group has threathened a legal action after the right-wing Likud Party of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used his music in an election campaign advertisement. The group Torabyeh said Likud was also endangering their lives by associating them with Islamic State militants.

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