No end to marathon Korean crisis talks
Top-level North and South Korean negotiators talked through the night with no sign of an agreement to exit a high-stakes standoff.
Britain, Iran reopen embassies in wake of nuclear deal
Britain's foreign secretary reopened his country's embassy in Tehran in a long-awaited step signalling better relations four years after a mob stormed the compound, forcing its closure.
Turkey to hold snap polls on Nov 1: Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced he would call snap elections likely to be held on November 1, after coalition talks failed in an unprecedented political impasse.
France's Le Pen booted out of his far-right party
Jean-Marie Le Pen, France's elderly, far-right master provocateur, was booted out of the National Front (FN) he founded after a high-profile feud with his daughter and party leader Marine.