Sydney remembers the victims of the Lindt cafe siege, with the funeral of manager Tori Johnson and a memorial service for barrister Katrina Dawson.

A record 17,500 people turn out for the latest "anti-Islamisation" rally in the German city of Dresden, according to police estimates.

Australian PM Tony Abbott warns that there has been a "heightened level of terror chatter" since the siege at a Sydney cafe last week.

A German author who spent time in Islamic State territory tells the BBC the group is stronger, more brutal and harder to confront than he expected.

Al-Jazeera network suspends its Egyptian channel, Mubasher Misr, whose coverage angered Egypt's government and strained its relations with Qatar.

The US economy grows at an annual rate of 5% in the third quarter, its fastest pace for 11 years, official figures suggest.

Internet services in North Korea continue to be unstable, with significant periods of downtime, according to reports.

North Korea satire The Interview will screen in some US cinemas at Christmas, Sony says, days after it pulled the film following a major cyber attack.