Andy Murray becomes the first British singles player to be world number one since computerised rankings began in 1973.

Ireland produce a sensational display to beat an all-conquering New Zealand side for the first time, running out 40-29 winners in Chicago.

Protesters who are against a constitutional referendum have clashed with Italian police in Florence.

The Iraqi prime minister says Mosul "will be liberated soon" as he warns IS fighters to surrender.

A South Carolina man arrested over a missing woman confesses to seven murders, a sheriff says.

South Korean prosecutors issue arrest warrants for two former aides of President Park Geun-hye.

All schools in India's capital are closed for three days as the city chokes under thick smog.

Explosives-laden ambulances are used to kill 21 people in the Iraqi cities of Tikrit and Samarra.