BBC World News

1. Iran using children in security roles in war, reports and witnesses say

   An 11-year-old is reported to have been killed in an air strike while manning a checkpoint in Tehran.

2. Israel says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon after war with Hezbollah ends

   Defence Minister Israel Katz also says houses in Lebanese villages near the Israeli border will be demolished.

3. US journalist Shelly Kittleson kidnapped in Baghdad

   The US state department says a suspect in her abduction has ties to an Iran-backed militia group, Kataib Hezbollah.

4. Peacekeepers killed by roadside explosion in Lebanon, initial report finds

   The deaths of the two Indonesian nationals came less than a day after another UN peacekeeper - also Indonesian - was killed in Lebanon.

5. Italian Christmas meal tragedy turns into murder inquiry

   Tests results suggest the two women may have been killed with ricin, according to Italian media, but police still do not have a suspect.