1. Hamas leader in the West Bank is abducted by Israeli forces as Tel Aviv intensifies its crackdown on Palestinians.
2. Syria’s president says the perpetrators of the recent terrorist attacks in Paris who had been trained in Syria, enjoyed support from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and some western countries.
3. A Syrian refugee family, rejected by over two dozen US states, is facing yet more hardship after the Indiana governor banned refugees from Syria.
4. Venezuela is to review its ties with the US following reports of Washington spying on the country’s state oil company.
5. And a powerful storm hits the US State of Washington, killing at least three people and causing widespread power outages. A state of emergency is declared.