Australian police investigate 15 hoax transmissions to planes over Melbourne, including one that forced an aborted landing.

McDonald's is suing Florence after the Italian city rejected its bid to open a branch in a historic square.

A person has died after being shoved in front of a moving subway train at Times Square station in New York City, police say.

Australia's upper house defeats a government proposal to hold a plebiscite on same-sex marriage.

The Brazilian government freezes Rio de Janeiro state's accounts until it pays some of its debt.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump hold rallies across the US as their campaigns come to an end.

South Korean prosecutors have raided the offices of Samsung Electronics as part of an investigation into the political scandal over President Park Geun-hye.

The Supreme Court says the body of former leader Ferdinand Marcos can be moved to the Heroes' Cemetery.