Militants storm a hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, killing at least ten people including a senior diplomat.

Islamist militants capture the north-western Syrian city of Idlib for the first time, monitoring groups and jihadists say.

Gareth Bale scores twice to send Wales two points clear at the top of Group B with a comfortable win over 10-man Israel.

US astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko take off on a 12-month tour of duty on the International Space Station.

Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition bomb Yemen for a third night, targeting Shia Houthi rebels as they advance in and around the port of Aden.

Nicola Sturgeon is expected to send a message of "friendship and solidarity" to the rest of the UK during her speech to the SNP conference.

More children have mental health problems than two years ago, according to a union's survey of education staff.