World News Update, what you need to know TONY Abbott has confronted Vladimir Putin over Russia's role in the downing of flight MH17, calling for an apology and compensation. KOBANE- Kurds battling the Islamic State jihadist group in Kobane are making advances in the flashpoint Syrian town on the border with Turkey, local officials and a monitor say. GRABOVE - Dutch investigators accompanied by armed rebels have arrived near the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine hoping to recover debris from the doomed airliner amid fears all-out fighting could break out again. LONDON - A senior British minister has said there might have been a cover-up of historic claims of child sex abuse by public figures, after an official review found no evidence of a conspiracy but warned of a lack of proper records. ROME - Pope Francis has warned world leaders attending the forthcoming G20 summit in Australia that they must remember their discussions will affect the lives of many people. JERUSALEM - Israeli troops have shot dead a Palestinian during clashes in the West Bank as a wave of unrest gripped the country, raising fears of a new Palestinian uprising. MADRID - Spain's government has rejected Catalonia's calls for self-determination after more than two million people took part in a symbolic vote on independence for the region. LONDON - A teenage army cadet has planted the last of 888,246 ceramic poppies at the Tower of London, representing every British military fatality in World War I, as the country marked Armistice Day.