Germany has had almost 500 attacks on asylum hostels so far this year - three times more than in 2014.

Police in Brazil arrest nine of their fellow officers suspected of carrying out a series of killings on the outskirts of Sao Paulo in August.

The head of the International Monetary Fund tells the BBC that the outlook for China, the world's second-largest economy, is not all "doom and gloom".

The EU must restore a "practical relationship" with Russia and not let the US "dictate" that policy, the European Commission chief says.

The US is to stop efforts to train new Syrian rebel forces and says it will shift to providing equipment and weapons to existing forces.

Canadian PM Stephen Harper denies his political staff directly handled Syrian refugee claims but admits to ordering a security "audit" of the process

Two suspected gunmen are in custody after separate shootings at Northern Arizona University and Texas Southern University leave two dead.

A new Ebola scare is reported in the southern Nigerian city of Calabar, a year after the country was declared free of the virus.