• * 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