WORLD

Online hackivists threaten to take on Egyptian president over 'pharoah' decree which grants him sweeping new powers.

General Assembly votes to grant Palestine non-member observer state status by 138 votes to 9.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plays down importance of UN vote on observer status.

Photos of 20-year-old Lexxa in just knickers and tight tops posted alongside ads for used cars on eBay.

Shoeless beggar finds good samaritan in freezing Times Square.

Channel 4 documentary looks at how Kach was kept captive by Thomas Hose just two miles from her childhood home.

American firm cleared of manslaughter over crash which killed 113 people in 2000.

Emirates airline suspends flights to Damascus over safety fears amid skirmishes on road to airport.

Syrian government accused of blocking access in bid to gag rebel propaganda.

Umberto Bacchi reveals that Europe's most controversial politician is plotting to contest the 2013 elections with a new political party.

The UN General Assembly is poised to pass historic resolution recognising Palestine as a "non-member observer state"

Two Sumatran tiger cubs filmed in previously unexplored Sembilang National Park.

Meredith Kercher murder trial defendant Knox tells story of four years in Italian prison before sentence was overturned.

Competitive chimney climbing, sleigh riding and map reading to sort out good from bad Santas.

India's coalition government , headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agrees hold debate and voting on the retail sector reforms.

Two tickets bought in Arizona and Missouri have won the US Powerball lottery jackpot share of $550m (£344m) in the 28 November drawing.

American singer thinks performance at IDF fundraiser would be inconsistent with his UN peace role.

Two men have been arrested in Kunduz for beheading teenager known as Gisa with a knife.

He's been holed up in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London for a several months now, and his self-imposed exile is apparently making him ill.

Republican presidential nominee ends disappointing year by topping magazine’s 'useless' poll.

Unsafe buildings and deadly working conditions the real cause of deaths of 111 workers in Bangladesh garment factory.

Video of anaconda regurgitating fully grown cow in South American jungle swamp goes viral on YouTube.

Ortega was indicted on murder charges after two children found stabbed to death in bath of their Manhattan home.

Man who sparked worldwide protests with blasphemous film and Koran-burning US pastor Terry Jones insulted Islam.

Sun-soaked beach falls prey to strange phenomenon as waters turn crimson

Workers try to set fire to factory just hours after blaze at Walmart plant kills 111 people at nearby Tazreen.

Gunmen open fire on military attache's car killing him and his bodyguard.

French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault confirms Moscow-backed cathedral will still be built despite criticism from Parisian public.

Twitter agrees to cancel anti-Semitic messages under hashtag in face of legal threats but new ones appear.