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Drone strike kills four al Qaeda suspects in Yemen
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula has exploited the turmoil to tighten its grip on parts of southeast Yemen
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One killed in blast at Istanbul airport, cause unknown: local media
Pegasus Airline said the blast occurred at 2:05 am when no passengers were in the area
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San Bernardino killer denied militancy in US entry papers
Discrepancies in the application raise questions about whether the two could have met in Makkah
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Amnesty: Russian bombing of Syria may be a war crime
Russian air strikes in Syria have killed hundreds of civilians and caused massive destruction in residential areas
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Greek parliament approves civil union for same-sex couples
The law was supported by 193 lawmakers out of 249 present
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Trump fights sexism charge after vulgar Clinton jibe
'We shouldn't let anybody bully his way into the presidency, because that is not who we are as Americans' Clinton
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Google developing new messaging app: WSJ
The new service would tap into Google's artificial intelligence know-how
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Americans aware of Chipotle outbreak eat there less often: poll
Social media sentiment towards the chain have also hit a low
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Father of drowned Syrian toddler asks world to open its doors
The father of toddler Aylan Kurdi has made a Christmas appeal to the world
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Google, Ford in talks on self-driving car partnership: source
The extent of a partnership between the second-largest US automaker, search engine giant Alphabet Inc under discussion
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Drone helps icebreaker navigate treacherous Antarctic
Australia's flagship icebreaker has overcome significant technical hurdles in its voyage
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Miss Iraq pageant held for first time in 43 years
New beauty queen says she is very happy to see Iraq going forward
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France drops plans to strip dual nationality in terrorism cases
The plan posed a fundamental problem in terms of national rights by birthplace, says Christiane Taubira
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Family of Pakistani student in Australia denied visa to visit dying son
Hassan Asif went to Australia on a student visa in 2014, before being diagnosed with advanced skin cancer
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Eleven migrants drown after boat sinks off Turkey's western coast
Turkey struck a deal with the EU pledging to help the overflow of migrants to Europe in return for 3 billion euros
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Saudi bookstore pulls Trump books from shelves
On December 9, Dubai-based retailer Landmark halted sales of Trump merchandise at its Lifestyle stores
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Over one million migrants reach Europe in 2015: UN
A vast majority of people, 821,008, landed in Greece, while 3,692 migrants died or disappeared crossing the sea
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Turkish central bank may land the lira in trouble
The bank has long faced political pressure to keep monetary policy loose
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India to lower age for putting youths on trial for criminal offences
The lower house had already approved the proposal
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Japan ruling party forms group to review modern history
China and South Korea both criticise Japan for soft-pedalling on historical issues
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Aussie actress detained in Malaysia for kidnapping son
Authorities are currently trying to establish the whereabouts of the boy, says Kuala Lumpur police chief
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Russia to start building two nuclear reactors in Iran
Iran plans to build 20 more nuclear plants in the future
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Iran's Rouhani to visit Vatican in January
Irani president's visit scheduled for Nov as part of a tour to Italy and France was cancelled following Paris attacks
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Trump hurls deeply personal, and crude, insults at Hillary Clinton
Trump also took issue with Clinton disappearing during Saturday's televised Democratic debate to go to the bathroom
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Trump becomes poster boy for efforts to mobilise 2016 Latino voters
It shows up in video and radio advertisements, runs across voter education websites and even appeared at Latin Grammys
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French Senate head, on rare Iran visit, raps US visa law
The US bill, passed by Congress on Friday, bars citizens from 38 countries
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NASA wants to grow potatoes on Mars
The project also aims to highlight the role of potatoes in improving global food security
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Britain says deploying military personnel to Afghan Helmand province
The announcement has been made following reports that Sangin was on the verge of falling to Taliban forces
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The most stunning drone photographs of 2015
We look at some of the best drone photography captured in 2015
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Trump beats Republicans, not Clinton, in one-on-one matchups
Eight per cent of respondents said they did not know which candidate they would support in a Clinton-Trump competition
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Two severed pig heads left outside Islamic school in UK
Police say they are investigating incident as a 'hate crime'
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Groups call on US to grant asylum to Bangladesh bloggers
After five bloggers were killed this year, activists say secular writers face urgent danger
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Son chops up father's killer in India revenge attack
Khan was arrested after witnesses recounted how Rais had last been seen visiting his home, and made a full confession
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Hezbollah buries militant Qantar, vows to retaliate against Israel
Qantar was jailed in Israel for his part in a 1979 raid in Israel that killed four people
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Obama rides with Seinfeld on 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee'
The series on Crackle, Sony's free streaming network, hosts A-list comedians as they ride to get coffee with Seinfeld
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'Jihad', the tale of three radicals, draws crowds in Belgium
The playwright is a 39-year-old, former police officer born in Brussels to a family of Moroccan origin
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African lions are 'endangered,' must be protected: US
Certain kinds of iconic big cats of west Africa and India are now in 'dramatic decline'
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Afghan government must do better in 2016: UN official
The Security Council adopted a resolution that renews sanctions against the Taliban and its allies
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SpaceX Falcon rocket nails safe landing in pivotal space feat
It was the first flight for the California-based company since a rocket failure in June
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UK govt review: UKIM shocked over extremism links claims
Report claims charity group has deep ties with Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
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War suspect Karadzic's daughter elected to top Bosnian Serb post
Sonja Karadzic Jovicevic has been elected as deputy speaker of the parliament of Republika Srpska (RS)
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Islamic State lost 14 per cent of its territory in 2015: report
The militant group's losses include the strategically important town of Tal Abyad on Syria's border
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People who reject Syrian refugees are allies of extremists: UN
Antonio Guterres tells Security Council they cannot be blamed for the terror they are risking their lives to escape
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10 killed as chartered Indian Army plane crashes near New Delhi
The twin-engine plane was carrying members of India's Border Security Force
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California shooters' ex-neighbour denied bail in terrorism case
The attack has raised anxiety about violence throughout the United States
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Fake medicine worth $7 million seized across Asia: Interpol
Interpol said in a statement they had arrested 87 individuals in the course of the crackdown
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EU extends sanctions against Russia
Russia said the decision showed the EU did not really want improved relations
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Passenger says Muslims protect Christians in Islamist attack on Kenyan bus
We even gave some non-Muslims our religious attire to wear in the bus so that they would not be identified easily
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US lifts lifetime ban on gay blood donations
The new rule overturns a ban that dates to 1983, when the AIDS epidemic was just emerging
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Pakistan-backed Afghan peace talks may restart within weeks
Army chief General Raheel Sharif is expected in Afghanistan this week to restart the peace process broken off in July