Islamic State in Nigeria 'beheads Christian hostages'
The Islamic State group has released a video claiming to show the killing of 11 Christians in Nigeria. ...
Typhoon Phanfone: Philippines counts cost of deadly storm
Typhoon Phanfone has killed at least 16 people in the Philippines, leaving a trail of devastation through the centre of the country. ...
Migrant crisis: Seven die as boat sinks in Turkey's Lake Van
A boat carrying migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan has sunk in Lake Van in eastern Turkey, with at least seven people dead, officials say. ...
Burkina Faso: Many women killed in suspected jihadist attack
Suspected Islamist militants have killed 35 civilians, 31 of them women, in an attack on a military base and a town in Burkina Faso, officials say. ...
Hong Kong protests: Christmas sees no halt in clashes
Christmas Day in Hong Kong has seen no let-up in clashes between police and pro-democracy protesters. ...
France strike: Families face Christmas travel misery
Tens of thousands of people hoping to spend Christmas with their families in France face travel misery as crippling transport strikes enter their 20th day. ...
India National Population Register: Database agreed amid protests
The Indian cabinet has approved funds for a census and a population survey to be held next year despite weeks of protests over a citizenship law that critics say is anti-Muslim. ...
Trump impeachment: White House withheld Ukraine aid just after Zelensky call
The White House sought to freeze aid to Ukraine just 91 minutes after President Trump spoke to President Volodymyr Zelensky by phone in July, a newly-released government email has revealed. ...
Virginia pile-up: More than 50 hurt in US motorway crash
More than 60 vehicles have been involved in a pile-up in foggy conditions on a motorway in the US state of Virginia. ...
Australia fires: Death toll rises as fires sweep across three states
One person has died and another is missing as wildfires continue to burn across three Australian states. ...
New Zealand: 56,000 guns handed over during amnesty
More than 56,000 weapons have been handed to authorities in New Zealand during a six-month amnesty, police say. ...
Trump impeachment: President demands immediate Senate trial
US President Donald Trump has demanded an immediate impeachment trial in the Senate, amid an impasse among Democrats and Republicans over when it may start. ...
Australia fires: PM Morrison apologises for US holiday amid crisis
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has apologised for going on holiday in Hawaii this week while the nation's bushfire crisis worsened. ...
Donald Trump is impeached and faces trial in the US Senate
Donald Trump has become the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives, setting up a trial in the Senate that will decide whether he remains in office. ...
Citizenship Act protests: Hundreds held across India for defying ban
Indian police have detained hundreds who defied a ban on protests against a controversial new citizenship law. ...
Trump impeachment: US House ready for historic vote
Donald Trump is expected to become only the third US president to be impeached by the House of Representatives. ...
Landmine kills two in 'mine-free' Mozambique
Two youths have been killed by a landmine buried on a farm in Mozambique's northern Zambezia province, ...
Citizenship Amendment Act: Fresh violence erupts in Delhi
A massive protest has broken out in India's capital Delhi - as anger at a citizenship law spreads across the country. ...
Iran threat has not gone away, warns Royal Navy head
Iran's threat to British shipping in the Gulf "hasn't gone away", the head of the Royal Navy said. ...
Citizenship Amendment Act: Unrest erupts in Delhi
Police have clashed with demonstrators in parts of the Indian capital, Delhi, during protests over a controversial new law on migrants. ...