Syria Aleppo: evacuation suspended as deal breaks down Evacuations from eastern Aleppo have reportedly been suspended by the Syrian government side. Officials say rebel forces have broken the deal. 16/12/2016
Japan Japan and Russia sign trade deals but remain marooned over islands There have been a number of economic deals at a summit in Tokyo but no breakthrough on a territorial row that has over-shadowed ties between Moscow and Tokyo since the Second World War. 16/12/2016
USA Obama "vows retaliation" against Russia The US president says Washington will take action against Moscow over claims of its involvement in the country's recent presidential election. 16/12/2016
Italy Italian Prime Minister wins initial vote of confidence Paolo Gentiloni needs to win votes of confidence in both houses of parliament. He easily won the first in the lower chamber by 368 to 105. 13/12/2016
Syria Thousands stream out of Aleppo as rebel deal is struck Russia's ambassador to the UN Vitaly Churkin says an agreement has been struck for rebels to evacuate the city in north-western Syria. 13/12/2016
Syria Paris attacks planners killed in airstrike - US US airstrikes have killed three key ISIL leaders in Syria, according to the US defence secretary Ash Carter. 13/12/2016
Syria Deal reached for evacuation of fighters and civilians from eastern Aleppo - UN There are reports of summary executions as government forces advance against rebels holed up in a handful of neighbourhoods. 13/12/2016
France Former ISIL sex slaves receive the Sakharov Prize ISIL survivors and activists Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar have received the 2016 Sakharov Prize in a ceremony in the European Parliament in Strasbourg. 13/12/2016
Italy Gentiloni unveils Italy's new government The prime minister-designate has kept almost all the outgoing ministers in place in a sign of continuity commentators say is aimed at reassuring the financial markets. 12/12/2016
Turkey Turkey: further crackdown after Saturday's twin bombing 235 people have been detained in raids across Turkey over alleged links to Kurdish militants. The arrests come two days after 44 people died and 150 were injured in twin bombings at a major football s 12/12/2016
World News 11 arrested in France over Nice attack 11 people have been arrested in connection with the investigation into last summer's terrorist attack in the Riviera city of Nice. 12/12/2016
Syria Aleppo: safe passage plan reportedly tabled in Geneva Russia and the US have been meeting in the Swiss city to seek a solution to the fighting and the humanitarian crisis it has generated. 11/12/2016
USA Trump dismisses reports of Russian meddling The US President-elect says he does not believe reports that intelligence agencies concluded Russia intervened in the presidential election on his behalf. 11/12/2016
United Kingdom Boris Johnson defiant in Saudi Arabia The UK's foreign secretary has reiterated his country's close ties with Riyadh, days after making comments widely interpreted as critical of the conservative Gulf state. 11/12/2016
Syria Syrian Army advances in Aleppo A Syrian military source said the army and its allies had captured the al-Asila and Aaajam districts southeast of Aleppo's ancient citadel. 11/12/2016
Germany Watch: horrific attack on the Berlin metro Shocking footage has emerged of the moment a thug kicked a woman in the back as she walked down the stairs in a metro station in Berlin. 11/12/2016
Italy Paolo Gentiloni to be Italy's new prime minister Caretaker Prime Minister Matteo Renzi resigned last week after losing a referendum on constitutional reform. 11/12/2016
Syria ISIL fighters re-enter ancient Palmyra in Syria Monitors say ISIL fighters have re-entered Palmyra, nine months after losing the ancient Syrian city. 10/12/2016
Syria Is the West resigned to the fall of eastern Aleppo? Foreign ministers from the US, UK, Germany, Italy, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Jordan have met in Paris to discuss the situation in Aleppo as Russian diplomats and stakeholders gather in Swit 10/12/2016
Syria Syria: exodus continues from embattled Aleppo The Russian Defence Ministry, quoted by the Interfax news agency, says more than 20,000 civilians have left eastern Aleppo on Saturday. The Ministry also says more than 1,200 rebels opposed to Syrian 10/12/2016