Clashes erupt between dozens of Palestinian protesters and Israeli police at a key holy site in Jerusalem, forcing it to close temporarily to visitors.

Australia is expected to announce that it will help health workers travel to West Africa to treat Ebola victims.

Australia holds a state memorial service for former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam, who died on 21 October at the age of 98.

A former Russian army officer who is alleged to have fought for the Taliban in Afghanistan appears in a US court on terrorism charges.

The Republican Party wins control of the Senate in the US mid-term elections, increasing its power in the final years of Barack Obama's presidency.

The presidents of Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal are to visit Burkina Faso to press the military for a speedy handover of power to a civilian ruler.

India's navy withdraws two warships from the eastern port of Calcutta as intelligence agencies warned of a possible terror plot on the port.

About 36 pilot whales died after stranding in the Eastern Bay of Plenty in New Zealand, but dozens more are saved by conservationists.