Australia: Man kills two-month-old granddaughter, stabs wife and infant's mother
The grandfather, who is in his 50s, was also injured in the incident.
Yemen civil war: UN accuses Saudi-led coalition forces of using cluster bombs
UN investigators have reportedly discovered cluster submunitions in several districts of the country.
Afghanistan: US soldier killed, two others injured in fierce fighting with Taliban in Helmand
The American service member's death is the first for the US military in 2016.
Australia: Father posts suicide note on Facebook, drives car into sea killing self and two sons
Damien Little, who was in his 30s, drove his car into the sea from Brennan's Wharf in Boston Bay.
India: US urges Pakistan to act against attackers of Indian air base
Terror attack that started 2 January was still ongoing as seven Indian soldiers and five assailants died.
Easy trick to speed up performance of sluggish iPhones
The process involves clearing cached memory of the Apps Store in iPhones and iPads.
Yemen: Curfew imposed on Aden after 17 killed in fighting
Fierce fighting breaks out between suspected Isis militants and government troops.
US: Suspected armed robber who took Snapchat selfie with victim arrested
Suspect and accomplices robbed four people at gunpoint and fled in a stolen car.
Kevan Thakrar: Triple murderer gets £1,000 in compensation after prison guard squirts shampoo on CDs
Thakrar had earlier received £800 in compensation after his nose hair clippers and other items were damaged.
UK: Police forces receive millions from private donors to support officers and PCSOs
Around 1,120 officers are being paid from the £20m that police forces are receiving as private funds.
£1,000 raffle ticket offering winner a chance to hunt down lion attracts criticism
Bubye Valley Conservancy in Zimbabwe is organising the event, where the winner can opt to kill a big cat.
London: Hundreds evacuated in Penge after gas leak
Residents of Penge Lane and Queen Adelaide Road were evacuated.
Mexico: Mayor shot dead a day after she took office in Temixco city
Hand of drug cartels or organised crime gangs seen in Gisela Mota's assassination.
Tel Aviv bar shooting: Police name Israeli-Arab as suspect
Two killed at Simta Bar on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv have been identified.
US: Mother jailed for life for helping her boyfriend rape her 12-year-old daughter
Jeanie Mae Carpenter, 37, will be eligible for parole in 20 years.
Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu's wife questioned for alleged misuse of public funds
Sara Netanyahu is accused of spending state funds on ice cream, alcohol and make-up.
Isis's Al-Khansaa Brigade kills woman for breast-feeding baby in public in Raqqa
Daesh's all-female terror group includes 60 British women.
South China Sea: Filipino protesters land on Philippine-controlled Pagasa island
The move could trigger a strong reaction from China.
Nigeria: 15 killed as Boko Haram suicide bombers go on rampage in village in Maiduguri
An eyewitness said that a woman ran into the village shouting "Boko Haram" and blew herself up.
Hundreds of prisoners in UK released early by mistake
48 suspected or convicted criminals were set free by mistake in England and Wales in 2014-15.
Europe terror alert: Security heightened in cities following threat of New Year attacks
Vienna police and other forces are on alert following threats of attacks between Christmas and New Year.
El Nino blamed for South America's 'worst flooding in 50 years'
Thousands are homeless in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
World's fattest man Andres Moreno dies at 38 due to heart attack
Moreno had weighed 700lb at the time of his death.
Syria conflict: Essam al-Buwaydhani named leader of rebel group Army of Islam
Essam al-Buwaydhani will succeed Zahran Allouch, who was killed in an air strike.
Turkey: Erdogan talks man out of suicide
Unidentified man,believed to suffer from depression, threatened to jump from Istanbul's Bosphorus bridge.
UK muslims believed to be 'boycotting' Prevent anti-terror programme
Less than 10% of tip-offs have come from the Islamic community, which calls the programme divisive.
Justin Bieber's Love Yourself yields top spot to NHS Choir on UK's Christmas singles chart
Bieber had urged his 72 million Twitter followers to buy the charity single A Bridge Over You.
Israel: Man tries to 'sell his baby girl' for £18,000 to clear gambling debts
Man and his wife in custody for 'trying to sell' three-month-old daughter.
Isis beheads 10 Daesh fighters for fleeing battlefield in Mosul
Islamic State executes fighters for fleeing when attacked by Kurdish Peshmerga forces.
Isis releases video showing execution of 'Pakistani soldiers'
Khorasan, The Graveyard Of The Apostates also shows terror group's guerrilla warfare on the Afghan-Pakistan border.
