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At least 14 people are killed in a blast in the Russian city of Volgograd, in what officials say is the second suicide attack there in two days.
BBC News – Europe

Migrants are to face new charges for some NHS services in England, ministers say, but GP consultations will remain free.
BBC News – UK

Al-Qaeda had no direct involvement in the September 2012 attack on the US mission in Benghazi that killed the US ambassador, the New York Times reports.
BBC News – US & Canada

DR Congo’s army repulses several attacks in the capital, Kinshasa, killing about 46 members of an “unknown terrorist group”, the government says.
BBC News – Africa

Barclays is fined $ 3.75m (£2.28m) by a US regulator for allegedly failing to keep proper electronic records, emails and instant messages.
BBC News – Business

The global chemical weapons watchdog calls on Syria to “intensify its efforts” to help ship out its most dangerous chemical weapons for destruction.
BBC News – Middle East

At least 59 inmates have been killed in a single northern Brazilian prison this year, according to a judicial report detailing torture and sexual violence.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

Forecasters warn of a fresh burst of heavy rain and wind across the UK on Monday, as some homes hit by Christmas storms are told they face more days without power.
BBC News – Europe

Six passengers and crew are flown to hospital after a fire, believed to have been started by a passenger, broke out on a North Sea ferry off Yorkshire.
BBC News – UK

One million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits, after US lawmakers failed to reach a deal on an extension of the federal aid plan.
BBC News – US & Canada

Thousands of youths loyal to South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar are marching on the strategic town of Bor, according to government sources.
BBC News – Africa

Japanese consumer prices rise at the fastest pace in five years, showing government policies to end its deflation problem may be taking effect.
BBC News – Business

Top Sunni Lebanese ex-minister Mohamad Chatah, a staunch critic of Syria’s government and its Hezbollah backers, is killed in a bomb blast.
BBC News – Middle East

Dozens of people are killed after heavy rains cause flooding and landslides in the south-eastern Brazilian states of Espirito Santo and Minas Gerais.
BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean

The Turkish military releases a statement saying it does not want to get involved in political arguments, as a corruption scandal rages.
BBC News – Europe

Standing terraces could make a permanent return at all levels of the Football League after its 72 clubs are asked for their opinion.
BBC News – UK

US police release thousands of documents tied to their probe into a Connecticut school shooting, during which 26 people died last December.
BBC News – US & Canada

South Sudan rebel leader Riek Machar says there must be proper talks before the rebels can agree to a truce, as UN reinforcements arrive in Juba.
BBC News – Africa

Plans are being announced to allow bank customers to pay cheques into their account by taking photos on their smartphones.
BBC News – Business

Five people have been injured in a bomb blast on a bus in the Nasr City area of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, Egypt’s health ministry says.
BBC News – Middle East