Police in Kuwait use tear gas and stun grenades to disperse large numbers of opposition demonstrators protesting against an electoral law.

Canada blocks a 5.18bn Canadian dollar ($5.2bn; £3.3bn) takeover bid from Malaysia's Petronas, saying it would not benefit the country.

The UK's high commissioner in India is to meet a controversial politician accused of encouraging anti-Muslim riots, with a view to ending a 10-year boycott.

The United States has said it will help the Lebanese government investigate the car bombing in Beirut, which killed the country's internal security chief, Wissam al-Hassan, on Friday.

The US says it will help with the investigation into a bombing that killed a senior Lebanese intelligence official, as clashes continue in Beirut.

South Korean police block activists from sending propaganda leaflets across the border after threats of military action from Pyongyang.

Japanese exports to China tumbled in September, compared to the previous year, as a territorial dispute between the two countries weighed on the economy.

Okinawan lawmakers pass a protest resolution following the arrest of two US troops over the alleged rape of a Japanese woman.