Knife attack in France wounds 6, including 4 children

Police in France have detained a Syrian man in connection with a knife attack that wounded four young children and two adults. Local authorities say the children, aged 1 to 3, are in critical condition.
At least 20 passengers injured in road crash in Sri Lanka
At least 20 passengers were injured when a passenger bus collided with a lorry in the southern suburb of Colombo on Friday, the police said.
2 policemen killed in NW Pakistan's firing attack
Two policemen were killed and a passerby was injured due to gunfire by unknown gunmen in Pakistan's northwest Swat district on Thursday, police said.
Vehicle fire claims 5 lives in Pakistan's Punjab
Five people were killed when fire erupted in a car in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province on Wednesday, police said.
2 killed in multiple-vehicle crash in Indonesia's Central Java
Two people were killed and several others injured in a multiple-vehicle crash on Wednesday in Semarang in Indonesia's Central Java province.
14 injured in S. Korea's escalator malfunction accident
Fourteen people were injured Thursday as an escalator in a subway station malfunctioned, according to Yonhap news agency.
Australian influenza cases increase as winter comes
Australia's influenza cases have soared by more than 40 percent over two weeks as the nation heads into winter.