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Oktoberfest attendance falls amid German border controls Attendance slipped at the world's biggest beer party, the annual Oktoberfest in Germany, as border controls imposed to stem the flow of refugees complicated rail travel.

05 October 2015

Channel Tunnel traffic suspended after migrant intrusion: Eurotunnel Traffic through the Channel Tunnel connecting Britain and France was suspended after around 100 migrants entered the French side of the tunnel complex, the company operating it said in a statement.

03 October 2015

Erdogan urges Putin to change mind over Syria bombing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday urged Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to reconsider Moscow's bombing campaign in Syria.

03 October 2015

Some foreign leaders 'using' Europe's refugee crisis: Tusk The huge influx of migrants into Europe is being used by some foreign leaders to weaken the European Union politically, EU president Donald Tusk said Friday in Poland.

03 October 2015

Small is beautiful: models under 1.30 metres wow Paris Bucking the fashion show stereotype of tall, willowy models, Paris Fashion Week was treated to a parade of women of restricted growth sashaying along the runway to great public applause.

03 October 2015

Brazil president reshuffles cabinet to avert disaster Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff ordered a government reshuffle, axing eight ministries in what was announced as a cost-cutting measure but seemed aimed at ending political paralysis.

03 October 2015

Facts about 'routine' mass shootings in the US President Barack Obama has voiced anger and sadness over "routine" mass shootings in the United States after 10 people were killed in an attack at a community college in Oregon.

03 October 2015

Staff ends strike at London's National Gallery A protracted strike by hundreds of staff at London's National Gallery over the outsourcing of some services to the private sector ended.

03 October 2015

Trump pulls out of event at US Hispanic chamber Republican White House frontrunner Donald Trump has backed out of an appearance at the US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

03 October 2015

Ukraine local elections will not take place in 2015: Hollande French President Francois Hollande said that local elections in Ukraine, planned for October, will be delayed until next year.

03 October 2015

Janet Jackson returns to channel late brother It can't be easy to be the kid sister of the King of Pop, but Janet Jackson pulled it off in the 1980s as she became a music legend in her own right.

03 October 2015

Chechen strongman calls on Kremlin to send local troops to Syria Chechen strongman Ramzan Kadyrov called on the Kremlin to let a contingent from his region fight the Islamic State in Syria, where Russia launched air strikes earlier this week.

03 October 2015

Syrian crisis can only be solved through peaceful means: Kazakh Minister Idrissov The Syrian crisis can only be solved through peaceful ways, Kazakhstan’s Foreign Affairs Minister Yerlan Idrissov said at the General Policy Debates at the UN headquarters in New York.

02 October 2015

Concert of Sofia Rahman and Tynybekov twins to take place in Almaty and Astana Almaty and Astana residents and guests are invited to enjoy charming sounds of piano, violin and cello at Masterpieces of Romanticism concert that will take place on October 6 and 9.

02 October 2015

Gorbachev says health improving, can walk again The Soviet Union's last leader Mikhail Gorbachev, who has been battling diabetes, said his health is improving and that he can walk again with the help of a stick.

02 October 2015

Bankruptcy 'only option' for Russia's Transaero airline: minister Bankruptcy is the only solution for Russia's second largest airline Transaero after state-controlled Aeroflot backed out of purchasing the debt-laden carrier.

02 October 2015

Merkel has 'good chance' of winning Nobel Peace Prize: report German Chancellor Angela Merkel could win this year's Nobel Peace Prize, the influential Bild newspaper said, as the leader is lauded worldwide for her courage in opening her country's doors to refugees..

02 October 2015

Russian air strikes in Syria to last three to four months: Russian lawmaker Russian air strikes in Syria will last for three to four months and will intensify, a senior Russian lawmaker said as President Vladimir Putin was due in Paris for talks.

02 October 2015

Indonesia forest fires could become worst on record: NASA The forest fires blanketing Southeast Asia in choking haze are on track to become among the worst on record, NASA has warned.

02 October 2015

'Most valuable art collection ever' on show in Hong Kong Masterpieces belonging to controversial former Sotheby's owner A. Alfred Taubman went on show in Hong Kong, touted as the most valuable private collection ever offered at auction.

02 October 2015