* Adi Kol of the Yesh Atid party leaves politics
* Canadian FM: Canada calls on members of the UNSC to reject Palestinian resolution
* US calls for release of Americans in Iran, denies swap deal
* Palestinians demand UN vote on Israeli withdrawal, defeat likely
* Deri hands in letter of resignation from Knesset
* Liberman: As far as the police are concerned, the election campaign has already started
* Cross sprayed on wall opposite synagogue in Venezuela
* Iran says nuclear talks set for Jan 15, vows to stand firm
* US names more Iran targets for sanctions
* Key militant leader killed in US air strike, Somalia says
* Britain says cannot support new Palestinian UN draft resolution
* Lawyer says US offered prisoner swap for ex-Marine held in Iran
* Boko Haram kills 15 in northeast Nigerian town - witnesses
* Gun deaths for US officers rose by 56 percent in 2014
* Jewish man arrested for damaging objects at Jerusalem church
* US-led coalition air strikes hit Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
* Russia says new U.S. sanctions may hamper dialogue on Iran, Syria
* PM Netanyahu's son Avner lightly injured during IDF basic training accident
* Rivlin meets with Channel 10 Delegation
* IDF to withdraw soldiers from frontline communities on Gaza border