The Republican Party has won control of the Senate in the US mid-term elections, increasing their power over US politics for the final two years of Barack Obama presidency.
A number of bystanders stepped in to wrestle a homophobic man to the ground after he attacked a gay man at Dallas-Forth Worth International Airport.
A New York doctor has tested positive for Ebola after returning from working in the West African country of Guinea.
US military aircraft have made a number of airdrops of weapons, ammunition, and medical supplies to Kurdish YPG fighters battling Islamic State (IS) militants in Kobane.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that a widespread outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus in the US or Europe is unlikely thanks to the advanced healthcare systems in the West.