International

(BBC) The couple behind the San Bernardino attack that killed 14 people were radicalised before they started dating, the director of the FBI has said. James Comey said Tashfeen Malik and husband Syed Farook spoke of jihad and martyrdom…

(BBC) French police have identified the third attacker at the Bataclan during the Paris attacks, Prime Minister Manuel Valls says. Mr Valls did not name the man, but did not dispute reports naming him as French national Foued…

(BBC) South African Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been granted bail while he awaits sentence for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. Judges changed his conviction from manslaughter to murder last week. He has already…

(BBC) An Ohio couple is defying orders to remove a zombie-themed nativity scene from their front garden. For a second year in a row, Jasen and Amanda Dixon constructed the scene, which features a spoof version of Silent Night including a…

(BBC) There has been a storm of condemnation from Donald Trump's fellow Republicans after the presidential candidate called for a ban on Muslims entering the US. Rival candidate Jeb Bush called Mr Trump "unhinged". Former US Vice-President…

Iraq has threatened to go to the UN if Turkey does not withdraw soldiers it sent to areas near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul within 48 hours. Baghdad said the deployment was done without consultation and was a violation of national…

(BBC) An American member of Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has been arrested in Somalia, an official has told the BBC. He said the man had been stopped while he was trying to escape from al-Shabab after some of his friends were…

(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…