Egypt plans Gaza buffer zone expansion to prevent militants crossing border
Egypt announced expansion plans after a massive suicide bombing close to the Gaza border in October.
UN Security Council to vote on Palestine statehood resolution tonight
UN Security Council peace deal vote comes after Jordan demanded quick resolution to disputed resolution.
Memorial mass for Croatian Nazi condemned as 'insult to victims'
Annual memorial mass for genocidal dictator, held in Zagreb, branded a 'disgrace.'
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny arrested at Moscow protest after defying house arrest
Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny announced intentions to flout house arrest on twitter.
Russia warns West's increasing sanctions could end cooperation on Syria, Iran
Russian foreign ministry maintains good links with Tehran and Damascus who remain at odds with West.
Car bomb explodes at Libyan parliament building in Tobruk
Explosion hits the car park of Libya's internationally recognised parliament's hotel.
Ukip trouble shooter hired to keep 'bad stuff' out of media
Ukip party secretary Matthew Richardson was initially hired to keep damaging stories out the media.
Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny calls on supporters to protest suspended fraud sentence
Navalny was given three-and-a-half year suspended sentence for defrauding two firms.
Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny: Court brings fraud verdict forward to 30 December
Russian opposition leader says charges fabricated and politically motivated.
Egypt bans Jewish festival in honour of revered rabbi blaming 'moral offences'
Court in Alexandria bans festival at rabbi's tomb citing 'moral offences' at previous events.
Better Capital boss Jon Moulton: City Link's Christmas Grinch
Moulton said he had lost £2m of his own money after City Link went into administration.
Russia recession brewing as economy shrinks for first time since 2009
Russian government expects economy to shrink by 0.8% in 2015.
Al-Jazeera 3: Buddhism offers solace as journalists begin second year in Egyptian Prison
Friends, colleagues and supporters show support for imprisoned trio on social media.
UN warns of 'all-out war' in Libya as air strikes hit rebels in Misrata
Libya has descended into violence as Islamists and tribes fight for power in the post-Gaddafi era.
Greece: Antonis Samaras' failed Stavros Dimas 'president' gamble triggers general election
PM Samaras wanted Dimas as president, while radical leftist party Syriza leads national opinion polls.
Russian sovereign credit rating in danger and could be downgraded to junk despite state action
Russian central bank has sold off foreign currency reserves in a bid to shore up the ruble.
Surprise US economic expansion causes oil rally
Brent crude oil heading for end-of-year surge after tumultuous year.
Oil price collapse: Russia's economy has suffered while China and Japan take advantage
Brent oil prices fell from a summer high of $116 a barrel to $58 a barrel last week.
Isis: US-led air strikes on Syria 'killed 1,171 people' since September
52 civilians among the dead in bombing campaign that has targeted Islamic State militants.
US economy growing at fastest rate in a decade, Dow Jones hits all-time high
US economy records fastest growth in third quarter since same period in 2003.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warns country could face 'deep recession'
Medvedev warned that Russian economy could fall in to a deep recession.
Glasgow lorry crash: Jack and Lorraine Sweeney killed with their granddaughter Erin McQuade
Six people were killed when a bin lorry crashed in to a crowd of pedestrians in Glasgow on Monday.
Ukraine and Russia set for Christmas Eve peace talks
Fighting in eastern Ukraine has killed more than 4,700 people since April.
Who is Beji Caid Essebsi? Winner of Tunisia's first democratic presidential election
88 year-old Essebsi served as speaker under former dictator Ben Ali.
Russia's ex-finance chief predicts 'full-blown economic crisis' as Sberbank suspends loans
Russia's state-run oil giant Rosneft deal to buy oil trading company from Morgan Stanley blocked.
Rosneft shares soar after it repays $7bn in debt and says 'dollars are flowing'
Russian state-run oil giant subject of US, EU sanctions has asked the government for financial aid.
Russia bails out Trust Bank amid ruble collapse
First bank bailout since Russian ruble crisis began.
China warms up to Russia as West freezes Moscow out
China offers help after US and EU pass fresh sanctions against the annexed Crimea peninsula.
Israeli organ broker Levy Izhak Rosenbaum released from US prison
Levy Izhak Rosenbaum as the first ever person to be convicted in US of dealing in human organs.
Who is Fethulah Gulen and why does Turkey's president want him in prison?
Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen has lived in self-imposed exile in the US since 1999.
