Romanian PM quits over club blaze, but protesters unsatisfiedRomania's embattled Prime Minister Victor Ponta resigned, after a deadly nightclub blaze prompted mass demonstrations, but his move failed to stop tens of thousands from taking to the streets for a second night.
Pakistan factory collapse kills 18, dozens trappedAt least 18 people were killed and 51 injured when the roof of a factory collapsed near the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, officials said, with around a hundred more still trapped.
05 November 2015
Moody's cuts VW's credit rating amid emissions scandalMoody's hit embattled German automaker Volkswagen with a credit downgrade, saying the company's reputation and earnings were at risk from the growing emissions cheating scandal.
05 November 2015
At least 36 dead in S.Sudan air crashAt least 36 people were killed when a Soviet-era Antonov plane crashed just after take-off from South Sudan's capital Juba.
05 November 2015
Erdogan seeks new charter to increase his powersTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for a new constitution that would give him greater powers, heightening opposition fears over authoritarian rule.
05 November 2015
Egypt's Sisi calls for NATO help in Libya 'vacuum'Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for NATO powers to help rebuild Libya, beset by violence since an uprising backed by the Western military alliance toppled leader Moamer Kadhafi.
Obama says 2016 hopefuls will get seriousBarack Obama says the plethora of candidates vying to succeed him as US president will be forced to exit "silly season" and be "more serious" as the 2016 general election nears.
04 November 2015
Moscovici confident of 'compromise' with Greece on remaining reformsThe EU's economic affairs commissioner, Pierre Moscovici, voiced confidence that Greece would reach a "compromise" with its creditors by the end of the week on remaining reforms demanded under its third bailout.
Cheers, kisses as Rome's Trevi Fountain reopensEmerald waters gushed from Rome's Trevi fountain and spotlights lit up its gleaming Baroque facade as the taps were turned back on after a 16-month clean-up to cheers from delighted tourists.
04 November 2015
Russia readies to exhume Tsar Alexander III in Romanov probeRussian investigators began examining the grave of Tsar Alexander III ahead of his exhumation in a probe looking to finally identify the remains of the last tsar Nicholas II and his family.
04 November 2015
Canada's new leader to step out on world stageJustin Trudeau takes over as Canada's prime minister, striking out on the diplomatic stage with a fortnight of back-to-back summits leading up to the UN climate talks in Paris.
Experts examine black boxes of crashed Russian jetInvestigators began examining the two black boxes from the Russian airliner that crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the probe would take time.
04 November 2015
EU's Tusk seeks 'strong signal' from TurkeyEU president Donald Tusk urged Turkey to show its readiness to work with Brussels on issues such as the migrant crisis following a stunning election win by the party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
04 November 2015
British PM denies Syria strikes climbdownThe British government denied it was abandoning plans for a parliamentary vote to join air strikes in Syria as an influential committee of MPs advised against action.