MIDDLE EAST
UN Security Council rejects Palestinian resolution . UN rejects Palestinian resolution to end Israel's occupation .
U.S.-led coalition air strikes hit Islamic State in Syria, Iraq .
Islamic State group claims suicide attack in Iraq . ISIS claims car bomb targeting Syria gas plant.
Residents of eastern Syria create popular resistance group to battle IS .
US does not back UN Palestinian statehood resolution .
Iran says nuclear talks set for Jan 15, vows to stand firm .
U.S. names more Iran targets for sanctions . US Treasury enforces Iranian sanctions .
UN, EU concerned at arrest of top Bahrain Shiite leader .
ASIA
AirAsia plane debris and bodies found; Little hope of any survivors .
Wreckage, bodies reveal jet's fate days after it disappeared .
North Korea may have hired outside hackers for Sony attack, says US.
U.S. failed to track spending on aid for Afghan women, auditor finds .
Afghans decry economic and security woes .
Pakistan re-arrests suspected mastermind of Mumbai attacks .
Deadly storm hits Philippines .
Bangladesh sentences Islamist leader to death .
AFRICA
U.S. envoy urges military action against Congo rebel group .
Somalia says Al-Shabaab intelligence head killed in U.S. strike . Al Shabaab leader killed in U.S. air strike in Mogadishu . US strike in Somalia 'killed al-Shabab intelligence chief'.
Libya: Car bomb explodes near parliament in city of Tobruk, three wounded.
Libya FM: Extremists seek to capture oil resources . Fire at Libyan oil port destroys up to 1.8 million barrels of crude .
UN support mission to Libya warns of full-fledged war in country .
Gunfire hits Gambian capital . Firing reported at Gambia presidential palace .
Boko Haram kills 15 in northeast Nigerian town: witnesses .
South Sudan rebels accuse army of killing civilians .
EUROPE
Ukraine denies radioactive leak on Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant .
U.S. to station 150 armored vehicles in Europe .
'US military hardware will cause more bloodshed in Ukraine' – Russian senator .
More than half of Ukrainians dislike drift towards NATO — Yushchenko .
Russia says new U.S. sanctions may hamper dialogue on Iran, Syria .
Russia's economy begins shrinking .
Top Russian opposition figure Navalny guilty of embezzlement, gets 3.5yrs suspended. Alexei Navalny sentenced: thousands expected to protest against ruling . Navalny says Putin's regime must be destroyed .
Aleksei Navalny, Putin critic, is arrested at rally after suspended sentence in fraud case . Thousands of people protest near the Kremlin .
Backlash in Berlin over NSA spying recedes as threat from Islamic State rises .
German opposition urges probe into NATO 'hit list' .
New law spells end for many small Spanish businesses .
Suspected migrant ship heads to Italy. 'Migrant ship' heads for Italy after distress call scare .
U.S. to station 150 armored vehicles in Europe .
AMERICAS
Venezuela confirms economy fell into recession .
President Obama focused on ‘long-term’ projects in final two years .
Relatives: Cuba detains dissidents before protest .
Some Cubans anxious about renewed US diplomatic relations .
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner fractured ankle may be something else .
New York City mayor Bill de Blasio to meet with leaders of five NYPD unions .
US federal government lost $9.26B on auto rescue .
U.S. on verge of a flu epidemic .
A tragic day for Edmonton': Nine dead across three linked crime scenes in Alberta capital, police say.
TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR
Islamic State to systematically target Europe in 2015: French expert .
U.S. military bombs senior leader of al-Shabab terrorist group in Somalia .
Islamic State uses US-made anti-tank missile near Damascus .
ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS
Global markets fall as New Year holiday nears.
Oil continues decline on supply glut despite weaker dollar .
Google to blame for Gmail shutdown, say Chinese state media.
World’s 400 richest add $92 billion in 2014 as Alibaba jumps .
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