Criminal probe into Israel's Netanyahu 'could be launched within days'
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is accused of corruption, money laundering and bribery.
Astronomer who found evidence for dark matter and overcame sexism dies aged 88
Vera Rubin had to overcome significant barriers as a pioneering female scientist.
Man stabbed to death in central London
Cordons are in place in Adelaide Street and St Martin's Lane as investigations take place.
Leaky pipes and rusted bolts responsible for Christmas Day jailbreak
Four of the men are still at large and are considered dangerous.
Israel to approve hundreds of illegal settlement units days after UN resolution
The move would continue the country's disregard for the resolution, which it branded 'shameful'.
Man found impaled on railings in Peterborough on Christmas Day
He was sedated and taken to hospital where he is now in a stable condition.
Russia says 'mass graves and evidence of war crimes' found in east of Aleppo, Syria
Evidence of the crimes will be 'carefully documented' and made public for inspection, Russia says.
Mother who dumped newborn baby in Walmart toilets faces murder charge
Kyandrea Thomas's baby miraculously survived after staff noticed the bin was heavier than usual.
'Bomb threat' received in Moscow train stations
Sniffer dogs have been deployed in the Kazansky, Leningradsky and Yaroslavsky railway stations.
Russia holds day of mourning as 11 bodies recovered from Christmas Day plane crash
More than 3,500 people involved in search including 39 ships, five helicopters and more than 100 divers.
Air hostess who survived 33,000ft fall in 1972 has died aged 66
She was the only survivor of the alleged terror attack which killed all other people on board.
FBI warns of Isis terror attacks on US soil
Warning comes after a publicly available list of US churches was posted on websites linked to Daesh.
Amazing escape for toddler knocked down by lorry in front of granny caught on video
CCTV of shocking moment a lorry runs a red light and strikes a toddler in a pram pushed by his grandmother.
War on Boko Haram: Nigerian army captures key terror stronghold says President Buhari
The camp in Sambisa Forest is believed to be the terror group's last stronghold in the region.
Berlin truck attacker's nephew arrested in raid on suspected terror cell
The suspect is one of three men arrested by the Tunisian Interior Ministry.
Bank robbing Santa Claus goes from nice to naughty in bizarrely polite heist
Father Christmas handed out candy canes and wished everyone Merry Christmas before making off with the cash.
Jordan under threat from Isis: US and UK warn against travel in wake of recent terror shootings
Indiscriminate terrorist attacks are highly likely, warned the Foreign Office.
Italian government approves bailout of Monte dei Paschi di Siena bank
Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni claimed he 'important day' would see the bank 'turn a corner'.
Black musician 'accidentally converted' 200 members out of KKK by asking them 'how can you hate me?'
Daryl Davis travelled around the US and befriended white supremacists.
'Highly effective' vaccine developed against Ebola, health body confirms
None of the 5,837 people who got the vaccine in a trial recorded traces of the deadly virus.
Man sues McDonald's for 'overcharging on Extra Value Meals by 41 cents'
'It's not about the money. It's about the principle', claims James Gertie.
Police arrest seven men in Melbourne allegedly behind Isis-inspired terror plot
They were thought to be planning bomb attacks in Australian's second largest city on Christmas Day.
Brazilian prison riot accidentally leaves four inmates dead and eight injured
Inmates set mattresses alight to complain about the conditions, but the fire quickly spread.
Putin confirms 'higher level of protection' following ambassador assassination
The Russian president said it 'was a problem' guards could not take their weapons outside of embassies.
African-American man charged with torching own church and scrawling 'Vote Trump' with graffiti
The church torched in the run-up to the US election was seen as an example of hate crime.
Romania gets set to make history with its first woman and Muslim prime minister
Sevil Shhaideh is from the country's Tatar minority.
UN urges Philippines to investigate Duterte's claim that he personally murdered three people
President has claimed he used to roam streets and kill criminals as part of his 'war on drugs'.
Four Jordanian policemen killed fighting militants near Karak
They died battling Islamists who earlier killed 10 people including a Canadian tourist
Disillusioned ex-church member starts 'Mormon Wikileaks' to shed light on secretive organisation
Ryan McKnight says that the aim of his campaign is 'pure and simple - transparency'.
Anti-Trump activists plan to set up permanent base for protests near White House
Many of the protesters setting up 'movement house' are former campaigners for Bernie Sanders