Roman Catholic bishops reach compromise on a number of divisive issues at a synod but Pope Francis appears to criticise conservative church leaders.

Larger employers will have to publish the amount men and women are awarded in bonuses as part of proposed legislation to reduce the gender pay gap.

A car travelling at high speed driven by a suspected drunk driver crashes into a crowd in the US state of Oklahoma killing four people, police say.

The Scottish justice secretary urges the UK government to follow the Clutha crash report recommendations on flight recorders in helicopters as soon as possible.

Elections are being held in Tanzania to decide whether the ruling party will continue its 54-year rule or give way to a new coalition.

Poland holds parliamentary elections on Sunday, with polls suggesting conservatives will return to power after eight years in opposition.

Argentines will go to the polls to choose their next president in a general election that ends 12 years of rule under the Kirchners.

Former PM Tony Blair defies critics of the 2003 invasion of Iraq by launching an emphatic defence of the war in an interview with CNN.