Britain and the United Arab Emirates announce a joint defence partnership, following David Cameron's two-day visit to the country.

Asian markets are little changed as Barack Obama wins a second term as the US President.

President Francois Hollande's cabinet is to consider a bill giving gay couples in France the right to get married and adopt children.

The electrical chain Dixons is offering Christmas jobs to hundreds of Comet staff who face redundancy because their firm is insolvent.

The publication or endorsement of text books by exam boards has been questioned by England's exams watchdog Ofqual.

The New York autumn art auctions get under way later and could take in more than $1 billion (£626 million).

The European Commission cuts sharply its growth forecast for the eurozone, pushing global stock markets lower.

Thirty-nine people are killed and many more missing after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific coast, the president says.