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Black box from SU-24 Russian bomber downed by Turkey 'unreadable', Moscow claims
Internal damage to black box means more time needed before it can be deciphered.
Migrant crisis: 18 drown after boat sinks off Turkey's coast
Eighteen migrants, including 10 children, drown after boat carrying them to Greece sinks off Turkey's coast.
Turkey kills 70 suspected PKK 'militants' in crackdown on Kurdish rebel groups
Turkey's renewed crackdown on Kurdish militants involved 10,000 security personnel.
Black box recorder from Russian SU-24 shot down by Turkey 'damaged'
Some data from recorder is missing, says Russian official.
Vladimir Putin: President admits Russian military presence in Ukraine in annual press Q&A
In his annual Q&A, Russian leader also says Fifa boss Sepp Blatter 'deserves Nobel Prize'.
Turkey: Security forces kill 23 PKK Kurdish militants in two-day crackdown near Syrian border
Ankara has introduced a curfew in the Kurdish south-east, deploying 10,000 troops.
Ukip supporter upsets neighbours in Southampton with anti-Muslim Christmas banner
A Ukip-supporting cabbie's anti-immigrant decorations has angered Southampton
Turkey on high alert over Isis terror threat
Turkey's intelligence agency and the CIA warn of imminent threat to Ankara from Daesh Islamists.
Heart and organs of Ottoman ruler Suleiman the Magnificent 'almost certainly' discovered in Hungary
Researchers have been excavating the site of the ruler's death, and are confident they've found the tomb.
Syria crisis: Turkey accuses Putin of 'ethnic cleansing' in Latakia
Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu says Russian forces are ousting ethnic Turkmen and Sunni Muslims in the region.
Foued Mohamed-Aggad: Isis sent Bataclan terrorist's mother 'martyr text message' after Paris attacks
The text from the jihadist group, also known as Daesh, read: 'He died with his brothers'.
Russia: Vladimir Putin invites UK experts to examine black box from SU-24 downed by Turkey
Putin made offer in phone conversation with UK PM David Cameron.
Adele vs Ahmet Kaya: Star 'could end up in court' over Kurdish Million Years Ago plagiarism row
EXCLUSIVE: Daughter of Kurdish pop star says London experts are analysing 1985 song 'Clinging to Pain'.
Turkey: US consulate in Istanbul closed over security threat
US diplomatic mission asks Americans to maintain high level of vigilance.
Vladimir Putin warns Turkey that Russia will not forget its downed fighter jet
During his state of the nation address, Putin said Russia will not forget Ankara's downing of its fighter jet.
Migrant crisis: Nearly 2,000 asylum-seekers rescued off Libyan coast after lull in arrivals
The UN said the number of migrants crossing the Mediterranean to Europe fell by more than a third in November.
Putin says Allah punished Turkish ruling elite by 'stripping' them of sanity
At annual address to parliament Putin repeated allegations of Turkish complicity with Isis.
Syria crisis: Turkish President Erdogan accuses Russia of 'slander' for alleging Isis links
Tensions between the two nations show no signs of easing since Turkey shot down a Russian warplane.
Russia: Kremlin travel ban to Turkey and Egypt forces tourists toward Israel, UAE and Crimea
Turkish holiday ban after Russian jet was shot down has made holidaymakers look elsewhere.
Russia accuses Turkey of shooting down warplane to protect oil trade with Isis
President Vladimir Putin has called the downing of its jet as a 'huge mistake' and claimed that Turkey was protecting its oil trade with Islamic State.
Russia equips planes with air-to-air missiles in Syria
Move follows incident in which Russian SU-24 was shot down by Turkish F16.
Isis conflict: US urges Turkey to close its border with Syria
US wants border between western Turkish town of Kilis and eastern Syrian town of Jarabulus closed.
Vladimir Putin announces economic sanctions against Turkey
The Russian President has called for sanctions to be imposed following the downing of a Russian warplane.
Turkey: President Erdogan says he wishes the Russian fighter jet had never been shot down
Turks have been warned against travelling to Russia after reports a Turkish businessman had been detained.
Prominent Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elci gunned down in Turkey
Witnesses said the Diyarbakir's Bar Association President was shot in the head.
Syria conflict: Russia deploys anti-aircraft missile system after jet downing
Long-range S-400 missiles deployed to Hmeymim air base in Latakia.
Turkey: Journalists charged with spying over claims Ankara supplied arms to Syrian militants
Two top journalists of Cumhuriyet daily hauled to court by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
French parliament overwhelmingly votes to continue anti-Isis air strikes in Syria
Around 97% of the national assembly agreed to carry on the air strikes.
Turkey releases audio recording of 'warnings' sent to downed Russian jet
The military's 15-second clip warns: "You are approaching Turkish airspace, change your heading".
Syria conflict: US lambasts 'reckless' Russian air strikes as tensions escalate
Moscow is putting Syrian civilians at risk with indiscriminate bombing campaign, says Pentagon.