Portugal's governing centre-right coalition wins a general election that has been widely seen as a referendum on four years of austerity.

Islamic State militants in northern Syria have blown up the Arch of Triumph in the ancient city of Palmyra, officials and activists say.

Hopes are fading in Guatemala of more survivors of a landslide on the outskirts of the capital that has killed at least 95 people and left 300 missing.

South Carolina's governor says floods in the state are a once in a 1,000 year event, with at least six people killed as a result of the rains.

Former US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says more executives should have been investigated for their personal roles in the 2008 financial crisis.

Chile announces the creation of two new marine reserves off its coast which together will cover more than a million sq km.

Two Palestinian youths, including a 13-year-old boy, are killed in clashes with Israeli forces, Palestinian medics say, amid a surge in violence.

The World Bank says that for the first time less than 10% of the world's population will be living in extreme poverty by the end of 2015.