International

(BBC) The leader of Venezuela's opposition has claimed it has won a critical two-thirds majority in Sunday's election. Henrique Capriles said the alliance won at least 112 seats in Congress. If confirmed, this would allow the opposition…

(BBC) The US Supreme Court has refused to take up a case brought by gun owners challenging an Illinois city's ban on so-called assault weapons. The decision leaves in place a lower court ruling that allows local governments some leeway in…

Police are seeking two new suspects accused of aiding the fugitive suspect from the Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, the Belgian Prosecutor's Office says. The pair is "armed and dangerous" and is thought to have helped Abdeslam travel to…

A mass shooting by a married couple that left 14 people dead in California is being investigated as an act of terrorism, the FBI says. FBI Director James Comey said there were indications that the couple had been radicalised. Tashfeen…

Danes have rejected adopting EU rules on cross-border policing in a referendum that could have seen the country take closer ties with the bloc, according to final results. Denmark's centre-right government had wanted to abandon some Danish…

The attackers who killed 14 people and wounded 21 at a social services centre in California had an arsenal of weaponry in their home, police said. Bomb equipment, weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition were found by police in a raid…

(BBC) Australia has passed new laws to strip dual nationals convicted or suspected of terror offences of citizenship. The bill, approved by both sides of the upper house late on Thursday, is one of several measures introduced to fight…

(BBC) China has announced $60bn (£40bn) of assistance and loans for Africa to help with the development of the continent. President Xi Jinping said the package would include zero-interest loans as well as scholarships and training for…

(BBC) The female suspect in the California gun attack pledged allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State (IS) group on Facebook, US media reported. Tashfeen Malik made the post under an account with a different name US officials are…

Police are searching for up to three gunmen who killed at least 14 people at a social services centre in San Bernardino, California. Officers said there were also 17 wounded in the attack at the Inland Regional Center, which helps adults…

MPs have overwhelmingly voted by 397 to 223 to authorise UK air strikes against so-called Islamic State in Syria after an impassioned 10-hour Commons debate. The BBC understands 67 Labour MPs sided with the government in backing military…

(BBC) China has denied it was behind an alleged cyber-attack on Australia's Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). The Australia Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported a "massive" hack on Wednesday, saying it had been told by "multiple official…

(BBC) Police in California have named two suspects killed after a mass shooting which left 14 people dead at a social services centre. The man and woman, Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, were killed in an exchange of fire…

(BBC) Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been found guilty of murder after a South African appeals court overturned an earlier manslaughter verdict. Pistorious killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in February 2013 after shooting four…

(BBC) Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been accused of hypocrisy after it was revealed he was using public money to pay for nannies to look after his children. During Mr Trudeau's campaign, he criticised the Conservative Party's…