British actor Damian Lewis wins an Emmy for best actor in a drama for his performance in the Homeland series, as Maggie Smith wins an award for her role in Downton Abbey.

Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology, a major supplier for Apple, has shut a plant in northern China after a mass brawl breaks out involving some 2,000 workers.

A search operation resumes in Nepal for at least seven climbers missing on Mount Manaslu, where an avalanche killed at least nine others on Sunday.

Senior EU officials are warning that it is proving harder than ever to reach an agreement on the European Union's next multi-annual budget.

Seven civilians have been shot dead by Kenyan troops advancing towards the al-Shabab stronghold of Kismayo, a Somali army spokesman tells the BBC.

Reports from North Korea suggest reforms that will see farmers keep more of their crops instead of handing them to the state are to be introduced.

The West African state of Mali agrees to host a regional military deployment aimed at dislodging radical Islamist groups in control in the north.

Iran restricts access to Google's email service, Gmail, and search engine.