POLITICS

Gunman who wounded photographer at Liberation office still at large in Paris.

Former Tory backer decision intensifies Conservative fears over European elections.

Samer al-Baraq in detention for three years without trial accused of planning attacks against Israeli targets.

Photographer's assistant at leftwing media outlet seriously injured.

Canberra snooped on President Susilo Bambang Yuhoyono and first lady Ani Yudhoyono.

Experts look for clues to determine cause of Boeing 737 crash which killed all 50 people on board.

Streets of Tripoli deserted on Sunday after residents called for general strike in protest at recent gun battles that left 43 people dead and more than 450 wounded.

Party members urged to 'soak up the environment' and enjoy Christmas shopping on visit to Brussels and Strasbourg.

Liberal Democrat Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg continues campaign to distance self from Tories with tax cut proposal not agreed by David Cameron.

US Secretary of State to hold talks with Netanyahu when Iran discusses nuclear deal with P5+1 powers.

Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapaksa says 'people in glass houses must not throw stones' in veiled attack on Cameron over war crimes allegations.

At least 10 people killed in suicide bomb blast in Kabul in advance of security pact meeting.

UK PM David Cameron pledges extra £30m for Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts after seeing 'scenes of mass destruction'.

Threatened attack called OpKillingBay aimed at high-profile sites, including PM's.

Prime Minister sets March deadline for Sri Lanka to probe rights abuses charges, failing which issue would go to UN.

lslamic Republic slows development of nuclear stockpile before Geneva talks.

Peaceful rally to demand disbanding of militias turns violent in Libya's capital.

Communist party mouthpiece urges government to send in navy to help rescue efforts.

Government figures sneaked out on Brazil national holiday reveal rainforest clearcutting soared by a third, says Greenpeace.

Saudi Arabia launched controversial clampdown on Ethiopian illegal workers.

One-child policy loosened, labour camp system abolished and death penalty use reduced as part of major Communist reforms.

Frail and elderly to get closer attention under new deal for doctors.

Former Labour health secretary branded a turncoat as Cameron's social mobility tsar but is he in danger of becoming coalition irritant?

Dealey Plaza access blocked to all but ticket-holders but Occupy the Grassy Knoll threatens civil disobedience.

Area of deforestation in Amazon is size of Western Europe, satellite data shows.

New US ambassador takes up role in Japanese capital a week before 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's death.

Sunni Islamist fighter Mohammed Fares decapitated by Islamic State of Syria and Levante in Aleppo.

NSA director general Keith Alexander said Snowden's actions 'seriously increase the chances of a terrorist attack'.

Vice-defence minister tells South Korean lawmakers Pyongyang ready for another nuclear test.