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.

A helicopter crashes at New Zealand's remote Fox Glacier, with the fate of seven people believed to be on board still unknown, officials say.

A fire at a mine in north-eastern China has killed 21 people, and one person is still missing, state media report.

Belgium raises its terror alert in the Brussels region to the highest level, warning of an "imminent" threat, and closes its metro until Sunday.