The political leader of the Palestinian group Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, tells the BBC the results of Israel's elections will diminish hopes for peace.

Three people have been killed and several others injured in an avalanche in French Alps, according to reports.

Two Ryanair planes scrape each other on the ground at Dublin airport, the airline confirms.

Mustafa Kamal resigns as International Cricket Council president after being replaced as a prize-giver at the World Cup.

President Barack Obama has told his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al Sisi, that the US will resume military aid to Egypt, frozen since 2013.

EU milk quotas are scrapped, bringing an end to more than 30 years of efforts to prevent overproduction.

Human rights group Amnesty International says there was an "alarming" increase in death sentences in 2014, with almost 500 more issued than in 2013.

The US state of Arkansas approves a religious freedom bill similar to one that caused a storm of protest in Indiana from gay rights supporters.