Bill Cosby charged with indecent assault

Prosecutors in the US have charged comedian Bill Cosby with aggravated indecent assault over an alleged incident in 2004. It is the first time Mr Cosby, 78, has been charged with any offence after months of accusations. Andrea Constand says she was drugged then assaulted at the Philadelphia home of the former US television star. Dozens of women have accused him of sexual assault, dating back to the 1970s, but he has denied wrongdoing. Mr Cosby made no comment as he arrived at court to be formally charged. He did not enter a plea at the hearing where a judge set bail at $1m. Later, his lawyer said in a statement that he would "mount a vigorous defence against this unjustified charge".

Saudi Arabia hospital fire: Dozens killed

 At least 25 people have been killed and 100 injured in a hospital fire in southern Saudi Arabia, officials say. The blaze started at the intensive care and maternity departments of the Jazan General Hospital in the south of the kingdom, the civil defence agency tweeted. Reports say the agency tweeted again to say that the "Jazan hospital accident is now over". It says an investigation is under way to find out the cause of the blaze. Those injured in the fire are reported to have been transferred to private and general hospitals in the area.