Judges at the war crimes trial of Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic reject a prosecution request to split his trial into two parts.

At least 19 people are killed in continuing unrest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad across the country, activists say.

The campaign to re-elect US President Barack Obama raised $70m during the summer, officials say, leading his Republican rivals by tens of millions of dollars.

Occupy Wall Street protesters plan a new protest after the owners of New York's Zuccotti Park announce plans to move them out to clean up the area.

The Mexican army arrests a suspected leader of the Zetas drugs gang in connection with a deadly casino fire that killed 52 in Monterrey in August.

The man suspected in a California shooting that killed eight and wounded one was involved in a bitter custody dispute with his ex-wife, who worked at the salon.

Standard & Poor's cuts Spain's long-term credit rating, as rival Fitch downgrades European banks including Lloyds and RBS.

Police in Kenya hunt for the gunmen responsible for the kidnapping of two Spanish women aid workers seized from the world's largest refugee camp.