BBC World News

1. Explosions and gunfire as armed groups launch co-ordinated attacks across Mali

   Witnesses report clashes in the centre and north, in what has been described as the largest jihadist attack in years.

2. Seven dead in major Russian attack on Ukraine

   The city of Dnipro was hardest hit, with officials saying four died in a strike on a residential building.

3. Mexico says US agents killed in crash weren't permitted to operate there

   The two Americans who reportedly worked for the CIA died in a car crash after a Mexican-led operation to destroy a drug lab.

4. Palestinians in West Bank and some in Gaza vote in local elections

   Local elections have been held in the occupied West Bank and in one Gazan city, though Hamas and other groups are not taking part.

5. Rights groups critical as Venezuela prisoner release scheme 'coming to an end'

   More than 500 political prisoners are thought to still be in jail, despite the releases since the amnesty law was brought in.