A Frenchman with late-stage cancer has saved the life of an ambulance driver who had a heart attack whilst driving him to hospital, doctors say.

Karim Wade, the son of Senegal's former president, is in police custody after being charged with corruption in connection with his vast fortune.

A former Texas justice of the peace has been implicated by his wife in the killings of two law officials and a spouse, authorities say.

US Secretary of State John Kerry says Washington is not yet ready to recognise the election victory of Venezuela's President-elect Nicolas Maduro.

A man is arrested in Mississippi after letters containing suspected ricin were sent to US President Barack Obama and a US senator.

Dozens of people are reported injured with others trapped after an explosion at a fertiliser plant near Waco in the US state of Texas.

A navy ship arrives in Singapore as part the US's plans to increase its military presence in the region.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells the BBC that Israel has a right to prevent weapons from falling into the wrong hands in Syria.