Israel Elections: Netanyahu in lead, exit polls say

Israel's former prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has told supporters in Jerusalem he is on the brink of a "big victory", after exit polls put his right-wing bloc narrowly ahead in Tuesday's general election.

The South Korean military says North Korea has fired at least ten missiles, with one ballistic weapon flying across their maritime border for the first time.

And about 1,000 people in Tehran have been charged in connection with the anti-government protests that have engulfed Iran.