Local media says one of the suspects is an imam at a mosque, and police allege he "called for a vehicle attack".

"It's a feeling of incredible happiness," says political prisoner Maria Kolesnikova, freed after more than five years.

New South Wales Police say that 11 people were killed, plus one gunman, in a shooting at Bondi Beach targeting the Jewish community.

The gunman is at large after opening fire in a building where exams were taking place at the campus in Providence, Rhode Island.

The actor and wrestler brought the curtain down on a 24-year career that saw him become one of wrestling's biggest stars.

Two people died and nine others were injured in the incident in Rhode Island on Saturday.