Turkey: Erdogan purges rivals in wake of election win as police arrest 44 Gulen supporters
The arrests have focused on supporters of popular preacher Fethullah Gulen within the state apparatus.
Sinai plane crash: Isis bomb claim is 'propaganda' says Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Security experts, and Russian and Egyptian officials have cast doubt over Islamic State responsibility.
Sinai plane crash: Who are Islamic State's Sinai Province, the group claiming responsibility for 200 deaths?
The group has made headlines shooting down an Egyptian helicopter and murdering Croatian Tomislav Salopek.
China: Authorities to prosecute editor Zhao Xinwei for criticising handling of 'Islamist militants'
Zhao has been expelled from the Communist party and his case is to be taken up with legal authorities.
Nepal: Police charge on Indian border protesters ending 40-day stand off
Police descended on the protesters' pitched tents in early morning raids, destroying their camp.
Scottish old people so lonely they visit the GP for company – government urged to act
Holyrood told to prioritise loneliness alongside health and poverty and tackle isolation.
Roman Polanski: Polish court denies US extradition request for director's child sex crimes
BREAKING: Polanski pleaded guilty to statutory rape in 1977 but then fled the US for France a year later.
Ashley Madison hack: Still receiving fraudulent spam emails after data leak?
Experts have collated a list of the most malicious emails plaguing Ashley Madison hack victims.
Imran Khan divorce: Pakistani politician and former cricket star splits from wife Reham
Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Khan, asks for privacy and debunks rumours of a financial settlement.
Mali: 7 Islamists from Macina Liberation Front killed in deadly clashes with government troops
Islamists were killed as they scrambled to defend a newly installed base on the border with Burkina Faso.
TalkTalk hack: Customers must be braced for tsunami of spam like Ashley Madison victims, experts warn
Experts warn hack victims to expect spam attack via emails.
Mega mosque: UK government stops plans for 9,300 capacity building in London
Ministers have ruled out the plans, putting to bed a 16-year-long running battle over the site.
DLR strike: Union announces 48-hour walkouts on 3 and 5 November
Rail union took action after talks with Keolis Amey, who runs the DLR, stalled.
Libya: Fourteen dead after helicopter shot down over the Mediterranean
BREAKING: The helicopter, operated by forces loyal to Tripoli, was downed off the coast of al-Maya town.
TalkTalk hack: Consumers 'held over a barrel' by companies demanding direct debit payments
Cyber security experts explain consumers being put at risk when they pay via direct debit.
Want to feel prosperous? Move to London or the Outer Hebrides
Residents in Hammersmith, Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea top UK's latest prosperity survey.
Fifa presidential candidate: Bahrain Sheikh Salman rails against human rights abuse accusations
Salman is alleged to have headed a committee which identified dissenting athletes in 2011.
TalkTalk: Police arrest 15-year-old in connection with data hack
BREAKING: Metropolitan Police said the teenager was detained on suspicion of Computer Misuse offences.
TalkTalk data hack: Is the data held by your internet or telephone provider likely to be stolen?
If TalkTalk can be hacked and its customers details be laid bare, then can other providers also be breached?
Norway: Scandinavian nation say 'totally texas' when things go bonkers
"Det var helt texas," the people of Norway are wont to say when chaotic conditions arise.
Amancio Ortega: Clothing magnate briefly overtakes Bill Gates to become the richest man in the world
Spaniard Ortega, who founded the Inditex Group, owns fashion brands such as Zara and Massimo Dutti.
Migrant crisis: Hungarian PM Viktor Orban says refugees look like 'army' of young men
Hungary, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Romania opposed EU refugee quotas.
Hurricane Patricia: Strongest Pacific twister ever recorded could devastate Mexico
The US National Hurricane Center has called the cyclone "potentially catastrophic".
English votes for English laws: Parliament votes to pass government's controversial act
The passing of the vote by 312 to 270 should lay to rest the West Lothian question.
Evan Leversage: Canadian town holds Christmas in October for terminally ill boy with brain cancer
Evan's doctors asked his parents if they would move Christmas for him.
China State Visit: First Lady Peng Liyuan has embarrassing white make-up mishap at banquet
The white dust became noticeable as Liyuan made her photo call at the Lord Mayor's banquet.
Turkish nationalists set Kurdish bookshop ablaze in ethnic hate attack [Video]
Tensions between Turkish and ethnic Kurds have reignited in Turkey.
Reebok UK issues grovelling apology after sectarian UFC Ireland T-shirt omits the Six Counties
Company faced significant criticism over the garment, ahead of the upcoming UFC event in Dublin.
Xi Jinping state visit: President says China can improve on human rights in David Cameron meeting
President Xi said China will look to co-operate with countries like Britain on its human rights record.
Ferrari shares go on sale on New York Stock Exchange for $60 a throw
Ahead of the market's opening in the US the shares were not expected to come cheap.
