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British-Pakistani Sajid Javid among top contenders for UK PM spot
Runners and riders: Contenders to replace May
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Three killed in France Christmas market attack, hunt continues for gunman
Many people took refuge in local restaurants and bars after the incident
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Yemen govt, rebels name 15,000 prisoners for swap
Sweden talks are first meeting between two parties in the Yemen conflict in more than two years
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Arctic's record warming driving 'broad change' in environment: study
Arctic continues to heat up at twice the rate of the rest of the planet
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Great snakes! Indonesians wrestle with giant python
Pythons are some of the largest snakes in the world but are not known to measure more than seven metres in the wild
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Iran confirms recent missile test amid Western criticism
Iran has developed range of medium-range ballistic missile capable of reaching Israel or Western bases across region
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US adds Pakistan to blacklist for 'religious freedom violations'
Move comes a year after US State Department put Islamabad on a watchlist without legal consequences
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US military declares five missing Marines dead after Japan crash
There are around 50,000 US troops stationed in Japan and accidents are not uncommon
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Indonesia's Aceh whips men for sharia-banned gambling
Aceh adopted sharia after it was granted special autonomy in 2001 in an attempt to quell long-standing insurgency
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Bangladesh arrests extremists over plot to kill filmmaker
Ansar al Islam has alleged ties with al Qaeda in Indian Sub-continent (AQIS)