Four Israelis have been injured, two of them seriously, after being stabbed in the southern city of Kiryat Gat, Israeli police say.

A deadly attack by suspected Islamist militants who took 170 people hostage at a hotel in the Malian capital Bamako is over, US officials say.

A Democrat has won a Mississippi House race by drawing a longer straw, an official way to break a tie in a legislative election for the state.

A US air strike that targeted an Islamic State checkpoint is likely to have killed four civilians, possibly including a child, the US military says.

The UN Security Council unanimously adopts a resolution to "take all necessary measures" against Islamic State, a week after the deadly attacks in Paris.

Novak Djokovic reaches the final of the ATP World Tour event in London with a 6-3 6-3 win over Rafael Nadal.

A wave of toxic mud in the Rio Doce river in Brazil from a collapsed dam at an iron ore mine is expected to reach the sea amid concerns of severe pollution.

Former South Korean President Kim Young-sam, an iconic figure of South Korea's pro-democracy movement, dies aged 87.