At least 70,000 Syrians have fled a government offensive on rebel-held areas south of the city of Aleppo in the past three days, an activist says.

The anti-immigration Swiss People's Party (SVP) wins a parliamentary election, confirming it as Switzerland's dominant political force.

Police in the Republic of Ireland begin an investigation after a man dies on a flight to Dublin from Portugal.

A German politician who was stabbed in the neck while campaigning in the city of Cologne on Saturday is elected mayor of the city.

At least 40 militants with the so-called Islamic State have been killed in air strikes in Syria, a monitoring group says.

A Somali woman allegedly raped on Nauru denies claims she did not want an abortion after being flown from Australia back to the island, media reports say.

Rising floodwaters are causing alarm in dozens of villages, as Typhoon Koppu continues to drench the northern Philippines.

China's economy grew 6.9% in the third quarter, official figures show, the weakest growth since the global financial crisis.