International

Argentina's battered economy is suffering from a number of ills - and the two candidates in Sunday's presidential election run-off vote offer starkly different remedies. But no matter who wins, there is a high risk of financial chaos in…

Assailants with guns blazing on Friday attacked a hotel hosting diplomats and others in Mali's capital, leaving at least 21 people dead and trapping dozens in the building for hours, officials in the West African nation said. Malian and…

Residents from communities near Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano faced a massive cleaning operation on Thursday (19 November) after the volcano erupted, covering houses and fields with smoke and ash. Authorities issued an orange alert as…

(BBC) French media have cast doubt on the possibility that the female cousin of the presumed ringleader of the Paris attacks blew herself up in Wednesday's police raid in the Saint-Denis suburb. Police sources now say that the suicide…

(BBC) The body of an Australian who drowned after a whale-watching boat capsized off Canada last month has been found. Surfers found the body of Raveshan Pillay, 27, washed up on a beach on Wednesday, the coroner said. Six people died…

(BBC) Suspected Islamist gunmen who stormed a hotel in Mali's capital, Bamako, have "no more hostages", officials say. The Radisson Blu Hotel was stormed by special forces after gunmen entered it and seized 170 people. Al-Qaeda in the…

(BBC) Two Israelis have been killed and one other wounded in a knife attack by a Palestinian man in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, Israeli police say. Witnesses said the stabbings happened at the entrance to a shop in the south of the city…

(BBC) The Minneapolis police union has said that an unarmed black man was not handcuffed and was trying to disarm police when he was fatally shot. Protesters have maintained that Jamar Clark, 24, was restrained by police when they shot him…

(BBC) Two people have died following an explosion at a steelworks in Cardiff, Celsa Steel UK has confirmed. Supt Stephen Jones from South Wales Police confirmed two bodies had been found and said the priority was recovering the victims.…

(BBC) President Barack Obama has described as hysterical the actions of two dozen state governors who are refusing to resettle Syrian refugees. He said some Republican rhetoric on the issue was a "potent recruitment tool" for Islamic State…

(BBC) A woman has blown herself up and a suspect was shot dead during a police raid on a flat in a Paris suburb, while seven arrests were made. Police targeted the flat in Saint-Denis in a search for the alleged mastermind of Friday's gun…

(BBC) A severe fuel crisis has hit Nigeria with long queues of angry motorists waiting for hours outside petrol stations in major cities to fill up. Importers are accused of withholding petrol because of a payment dispute with the…

(BBC) Australia's first party representing Muslims intends to contest senate seats at the next federal election. Launching the party in Sydney, founder Diaa Mohamed told Fairfax he wanted a louder voice for Muslims. "There are a lot of…

(BBC) David Cameron has promised a "comprehensive strategy" to win MPs' backing for bombing Islamic State militants in Syria as well as Iraq. The prime minister told the Commons the Paris attacks had strengthened the case for air strikes,…

(BBC) At least 11 people have been killed in Mogadishu after rival Somali security forces argued over who was in charge, witnesses say. The security forces opened fire while people queued for food cards at a camp for internally displaced…