in mali, at least six people are dead after armed islamic militants stormed two hotels on friday morning. ukraine s foreign ministry says one of its nationals is being held hostage. united nations mission in mali says one of its foreign staffers was among the dead there. a former head of chile s notorious secret police has died. manuel contreras, who headed the feared spy agency that tortured and killed thousands of people during the military dictatorship of pinochet. contreras was serving a 500-year sentence for human rights abuses. he remained unrepentant until his final days. contreras was 86 years old. typhoon soudelor churning across the ocean at this hour, headed toward taiwan, tracking mainly toward mainland china. taiwan s central news agency says four people have been killed, four people are still missing. this strong storm is expected to weaken before it makes landfall