Americans in the west African nation of Mali are being asked to shelter in place after gunmen attacked a luxury hotel in the capital city and took hostages.
UPDATE 5:20PM:
At least 30 people are reported to have been killed in a series of attacks in Paris, France.
A shooting was reported at a restaurant and there were at least two blasts at other locations.
There's also word of a hostage situation at a concert hall where an American band was playing...
Two hostage situations are now heading into the evening hours in France as police and anti-terror forces close in on the suspects in a pair of deadly attacks that rocked Paris earlier this week.