BBC World News

1. Iran sends tankers loaded with oil past US military blockade

   Three Iranian tankers loaded with crude oil have passed the US blockade line in the Gulf of Oman, ship-tracking data shows.

2. Status quo at Jerusalem's holiest site under threat as Israeli nationalists flout rules

   Israeli nationalists are increasingly flouting a convention on how faiths share the al-Aqsa mosque compound.

3. Search for six-year-old Ebola patient after armed men storm DR Congo hospital

   Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.

4. Ex-Nigeria oil minister cleared in UK bribery trial

   Diezani Alison-Madueke had been accused of receiving bribes from oil tycoons but was found not guilty by a jury at Southwark Crown Court.

5. Serial killer who murdered eight women in Long Island town imprisoned for life

   In fiery exchange, judge sentenced him to three life sentences plus 25 years to life on four other charges, all running consecutively.