Isis: Street magician beheaded for entertaining crowds in Raqqa
Performer taken from performance and executed in public square for 'illusions and falsehood'.
Kenya: Key ICC witness in Deputy PM William Ruto's trial found dead
William Ruto is most-senior government official to be tried by the Hague since its creation.
Middle East Harper Collins atlas removed from sale after omitting Israel because of 'local preferences'
Publisher 'regrets' decision to omit Israel from children's reference book.
Isis news: Caliphate unveils first annual budget of $2bn with $250m surplus war chest
Islamic State representatives says budget will cover wages of poor and disabled in caliphate.
North Korea: Runaway soldier in search for food kills four Chinese civilians
Soldier committed killings during robbery after crossing into Chinese territory.
Israel: Anti-assimilation group Lehava could be classified as terrorists after burning Arab-Jewish school
Defence minister Moshe Yaalon working with Shin Bet to build terror case against far-right group.
Nigeria Boko Haram insurgency: Group seize military base in Baga town after troop desertion
Militants overrun multinational military base in northeastern Nigeria as insurgency continues.
Saudi Arabia: Suspected Isis attack near Iraqi frontier kills two border guards
Shooting and suicide assault kills two and injures one near town of Arar.
Germany: Israeli beaten by seven men in Berlin for attempting to film anti-Semitic song
New Year's Eve attack saw men spit, beat and kick Jewish man for refusing to delete footage.
Israel: Soldiers shoot Palestinian teen dead in occupied West Bank after he threw rocks
Israeli military says Palestinian was throwing rocks at patrol near settlement of Tapuah.
Iraq: Suspected Isis suicide bomber kills 15 people and injures 26 at funeral
Suicide bomber strikes Sunni funeral in town of Taji north of Baghdad.
Taliban claim Nato 'defeated' as coalition formally withdraws from Afghanistan
Terror group say US-led mission a 'fire of barbarism and cruelty' that drowned country in 'pool of blood'.
Palestinians to submit revised resolution to United Nations for Israel withdrawal
Palestinian Authority official Saeb Erekat confirms Jordan to present vote on statehood resolution.
Nigeria: 200 Muslim youths protect Christians from attack during Christmas celebrations in Kaduna City
Christian cleric confirms interfaith gesture from Muslim community during Christmas celebrations.
AirAsia QZ8501 29 December: Search for missing flight called off for second night
Planes and ships scour Indonesian waters as authorities suspect missing flight likely at bottom of sea.
Antonio Martin unrest LIVE: Teenager 'pointed gun at officer' as St Louis riot police move in
Teen shot dead by police in town near Ferguson, the town beset by unrest after Mike Brown shooting.
Antonio Martin: St Louis County Police announce investigation into black teenager's shooting
Statement claims teenager pointed gun at officer who fired shots in fear for his life.
Antonio Martin: Black teenager stopped by police with friend as they 'fit description of robbery suspects'
Friend of teenager claims Martin refused to be searched or lay down when stopped by officer.
Antonio Martin: Black teenager shot dead by police in Berkeley town near Ferguson
BREAKING: Unclear whether teenager was armed at time of police shooting in St Louis area.
The Interview: Barack Obama praises Sony Pictures decision to screen North Korea film
US president had earlier criticised company for axing cinema in face of hacker threats.
Tunisia election: Riots erupt in Hamma city after Essebsi victory
BREAKING: Unrest breaks out in southern city as former official of Ben Ali's regime voted in
Tunisia: Beji Caid Essebsi declared winner of country's first free presidential vote
BREAKING: Veteran politician beats rival Moncef Marzouki with 55.68% of the vote
Nigeria Boko Haram insurgency: Bomb blast kills 15 at Gombe bus station
Explosion wounds 21 in second attack on city's public transport since October.
Sydney siege: Muslim bride Manal Kassem interrupts wedding day to pay tribute to killed hostages with bouquet
Manal Kassem paid respects to the slain hostages Katrina Dawson and Tori Johnson in Martin Place.
Israel: Wikileaks document reveals how CIA trains agents to pass through Ben-Gurion airport undetected
Document shows spies how to survive secondary screenings in Israel without blowing cover.
Egypt: Police kill five Isis-affiliated Ansar Beit al-Maqdis militants
Security forces storm farm stronghold of militants in Nile Delta province of Sharqiya.
North Korea: United Nations to hold first meeting on state's 'grave human rights violations'
15-member council to discuss if Kim Jong-un should be referred to International Criminal Court (ICC).
China detains over 30,000 in crackdown on gambling and pornography
Guangdong police arrest 3,014 alone while authorities in Huizhou City bust online gambling ring.
China: Foreign minister condemns 'all forms of cyber terrorism' in wake of Sony Pictures hack
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi makes no mention of North Korean involvement in The Interview hack.
US Navy helicopter crashes during Kuwait training mission
BREAKING: Three crew members injured as MH-60S crashes on training flight at Camp Buehring.
