Twitter has sent warnings to a number of users that their accounts may have been hacked by "state-sponsored actors".

South African President Jacob Zuma fires newly appointed Finance Minister David van Rooyen and names Pravin Gordhan as his successor in a surprise announcement.

Guo Guangchang, the high-profile Chinese tycoon detained by police late last week, appears in public at his company's annual meeting on Monday.

Chinese internet giant Alibaba will pay HK$2.06bn ($266m; £175m) to acquire Hong Kong newspaper South China Morning Post.

An Australian court orders products in the Nurofen pain relief range off the shelves, saying the UK-based manufacturer had misled consumers.

Terror attacks and Chinese economic slowdown are contributing to the highest level of risk for companies in a decade, according to a report.

London's index of leading shares rises at the open, with investors set to remain cautious ahead of an expected US interest rate later in the week.

The maker of Sanderson and William Morris wallpapers and fabrics issues a profit warning as a result of flooding at its factory caused by Storm Desmond.