Bangladesh: 7 suspected members of banned Islamist group JMB arrested
Bombs and other explosive devices were recovered from the suspects in the raid.
Australia: 8-year-old boy locked inside underground drug den rescued
Police also found the boy's three siblings and have charged three adults with kidnapping.
Nigeria: Buhari claims 'technical' victory over Boko Haram
President claims terror group has been reduced to a minor presence in Borno state and is incapable of major attacks.
UN Security Council endorses plan to form new united government in Libya
Unity plan will effectively dissolve two separate governments based in Tripoli and Beida.
US: Minnesota man kills mother over bedbug infestation
Patricia Ann Gallagher, 89, killed by son in Minneapolis.
Zambia: Singer convicted of raping minor girl named ambassador against sexual violence
Clifford Dimba has been involved in two incidents of violence against women since being pardoned.
Syria: Russian air strikes have killed 'at least 200 civilians'
Russia has maintained that it has only attacked 'terrorist' targets in Syria.
India: Son chops up father's killer into 12 pieces in revenge attack
Man takes revenge 12 years after his father was murdered by a family friend.
China: Woman orders pure-bred kitten online but gets dead cat
The kitten could have died when it was transported inside a truck without food or water for two days, the woman said.
US firefighters sue siren maker Federal Signal Corporation over hearing impairment
Thousands of firefighters claim the blaring noise from sirens has damaged their hearing ability.
Student jailed for destroying teacher's life after lying about having terminal cancer
Elisa Bianco has been jailed for two years and eight months.
London man beats 'crazed' rat to death after it mauls his son
Foot-long rat killed after it inflicts severe wounds on a five-year-old boy in his home.
Israel's deputy PM Silvan Shalom quits amid sexual harassment allegations
Shalom's successor could be Amir Ohana, the Likud Party's first openly gay Knesset member.
Thailand: British woman dies after falling off tuk-tuk
This is the second accident in a week where a British national has been killed in Phuket.
UK emergency services: One third of response vehicles to be scrapped in 2016
Department of Communities and Local Government decides to scrap 22 Incident Response Units.
Isis: 6 suspected Daesh supporters arrested for planning to detonate bombs in Java and Sumatra
Raids were carried out by Indonesia's counterterrorism squad to nab the suspects.
Yemen: Scores of Houthi rebels and government troops killed in fresh fighting near Saudi border
Fighting erupts in Harad in Hajjah Province despite truce and peace talks in Switzerland.
Syria: Hezbollah leader Samir Kantar killed in Israeli air strikes
Eight others killed in Israeli air raids in Assad stronghold in Damascus district.
Indonesia: 25 people rescued as storm slams boat with 100 in Sulawesi
Boat headed for Siwa across the Gulf of Boni had left Kolaka when it was struck by a storm.
China holds military drill in disputed South China Sea
Chinese warships, submarines and fighter jets involved in exercise.
Preston bomb plot: Police seek man on video over Fishergate Shopping Centre explosion
White male seen on CCTV carrying a bag inside the shopping centre just after 8.30am on 17 December.
Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou says coup bid foiled
Plotters arrested include former army chief and an air force commander.
Peru: Canadian stabs Briton to death during psychedelic ceremony
The incident occurred during a psychedelic ritual near the jungle city of Iquitos on the night of 16 December.
Jordan Jacobs: Missing Brit found having fun in Thailand expresses guilt
The man had claimed that a Thai 'would not let him' leave the island of Ko Phi Phi Don.
Spotify Party introduced on iOS and Android devices
Party hosts can choose from range of playlists to create the mood they are after.
Brazil court blocks WhatsApp for 48 hours
Ruling came after the Facebook-owned messaging service failed to respond in a criminal case.
Google unhappy about California's proposed self-driving car rules
The proposed regulation seeks to forbid car manufacturers from selling self-driving cars.
Iran: Thousands of cars impounded as women drivers found wearing 'bad hijab'
Hijab or the headscarf is mandatory for women in Iran.
Mexico: Hitman for drug cartel has no regrets about 'disappearing' 30 people
Hired gun says his secondary job, after cattle farming, helps keep his neighbourhood safe.
Person who used fake penis to have sex with single mother avoids jail
Court ruled that defendant did not enter subterfuge to gain sexual gratification or activity with a woman.