UN chief says if Security Council takes no steps there will be 'no Syria or Syrian people'
Stephen O'Brien blasts UNSC for failing to end Syrian conflict.
Duterte assures Japan that his China visit was just about economics
'We did not talk about arms. We did not talk about stationing of troops. We avoided talking about alliances', the Filipino president said.
Australian man Robert Ellis sentenced to 15 years for sexually assaulting children in Bali
Ellis lured victims with gifts and took them to his home in Bali, bathed and sexually assaulted them.
Co-mayors of Turkey's Kurdish city Diyarbakir arrested on terror charges
They were arrested as part of investigations into the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party.
Horror Thunder River Rapids accident leaves 4 dead at Dreamworld theme park in Australia
The accident happened while the individuals were on a Thunder River Rapids ride.
British troops to resume training Syrian moderate opposition forces for attack against Islamic State
The new team will be likely based in al-Quweira in south-western Jordan.
Death toll in China explosion touches 14
The blast may have been triggered by illegally stored explosives in a makeshift hut, locals said.
Vietnam police search for hundreds of drug addicts after they escape from rehabilitation centre
The Vietnamese government orders up to two years of forced rehabilitation in government centres to reduce drug use.
Philippines senator Leila de Lima urges for international inquiry into Duterte's war on drugs
Lima said intervention from outside was the only way to end the extra judicial killings in the country.
Battle for Mosul: Kurdish Peshmerga forces capture the town of Bashiqa from Isis
Turkey has also confirmed that its troops have fired at Isis positions near Bashiqa.
Yemen: Saudi-led coalition launches air strikes on Sanaa after 3-day ceasefire ends
Radar positions in the Houthi-held area of Hodeida were also reportedly targeted.
Aleppo rocked by air strikes and heavy fighting as truce expires
The air strikes are reported to have hit the opposition-held district of Sheikh Saeed.
Over 70 child refugees with no family links in the UK arrive from Calais camp
The arrivals come as demolition teams will move into the camp on Monday and clear an estimated 6,500 people.
Dhaka cafe siege: Head of group accused of planning attack dead, Bangladeshi authorities say
Abdur Rahman was the new leader of the Islamist group Jamayetul Mujahideen Bangladesh.
Trump booed as he attacks Clinton at Al Smith charity dinner
The white tie gala event in Manhattan is a fundraiser for Catholic charities related to the Archdiocese of New York.
Venezuela's electoral council suspends signature drive for referendum to remove President Maduro
This comes after courts in at least 4 states ruled that there was fraud in the first round of the signature drive.
Hungarian national suspected of Budapest blast that wounded two police officers detained
The man was arrested by anti-terrorist squads in the town of Keszthely.
Pakistan bans all Indian TV and radio content from its airwaves
Relations between the two countries have deteriorated since 18 September when several Indian soldiers were killed in a militant attack.
Top Iraqi army unit, Kurdish forces mount fresh offensive against Islamic State near Mosul
Several Humvees fitted with machine guns were headed towards Bartella, on the eastern side of Mosul.
France and Germany refuse to rule out sanctions on Russia over Aleppo air strikes
French President Francois Hollande says, 'What's happening in Aleppo at the moment is a war crime.'
Lawmakers walk out of Hong Kong parliament to prevent swearing-in of pro-independence politicians
Sixtus Leung and Yau Wai-ching of the Youngspiration Party were expected to redo their swearing-in for the second time.
4 officials arrested over deadly hospital fire that killed 20 in east Indian state of Odisha
Fire service head in his report said that fire safety norms were not followed by the hospital officials.
Islamic State militants accused of using human shields in Mosul as coalition forces advance
Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is believed to be among the thousands of hard-line extremists trapped in the city.
Saudi prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabeer executed for murder
The last prominent case of a royal family member's execution was that of Faisal bin Musaid al-Saud in 1975.
UN faces criticism for picking Wonder Woman to lead empowerment campaign
Activists say that there are many real-life women who could become the face of the programme.
Yemen will begin 72-hour ceasefire on Wednesday, says UN envoy
The announcement also comes after US and Britain sought an immediate ceasefire in the wake of the funeral hall bombing on 8 October.
Top Bahrain court overthrows jail sentence of opposition chief Sheikh Ali Salman
Earlier, the court had rejected a request to release the cleric.
Pakistan: At least 30 people dead in bus collision in southern Punjab province
Rescuers say more than 60 people have been injured.
Nigeria: 21 Chibok schoolgirls freed by Boko Haram reunite with parents
Nearly 300 schoolgirls were kidnapped in April 2014 by Islamist group Boko Haram.
Syrian rebels backed by Turkey capture Isis stronghold of Dabiq
A Sunni prophecy states that Dabiq is the place of an end-of-times battle between the West and Islam.
