Typhoon Vongfong, the strongest storm to hit Japan this year, injures more than 30 on Okinawa island, before heading north.

Archaeologists in Greece uncover a large floor mosaic at a huge burial site at Amphipolis dating to the time of Alexander the Great.

Police in Hong Kong remove some barricades erected by pro-democracy protesters, saying they want to clear roads in the business district.

Liberian officials appeal to medical staff not to strike over the risk fee paid to them for treating Ebola patients, as the health crisis continues.

Turkey has agreed to let the US use its military bases in the campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, senior US officials say.

The South African athlete Oscar Pistorius will return to court for sentencing after being convicted of killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Indian disaster teams begin a relief operation after Cyclone Hudhud pounded the eastern coast, forcing as many as 400,000 people to flee.

Clashes break out at the main pro-democracy protest site in Hong Kong's Central district as masked men rush barricades, say reports.