Police fired tear gas and water cannon to break up rallies as activists blocked roads and trashed shopping centres across Hong Kong during the 24th straight weekend of anti-government unrest.
A Russian professor has admitted to murdering his lover after he was found drunk in a river with a backpack containing a woman's arms.
A 15-year-old boy was killed and another teenager critically injured when unknown attackers opened fire on a pizza parlour in the Swedish city of Malmo.
Bolivian President Evo Morales has bowed to pressure to quit after the military called on him to step down and allies tumbled away amid a fierce backlash over a disputed election.
At least 22 people were injured as security forces fired tear gas at anti-government protesters in Baghdad following weeks of unrest.
A Wall Street regulator is opening a probe into Apple's new credit card after a viral tweet from a tech entrepreneur alleged sexist discrimination in the algorithms deciding credit limits.
Australia has issued a "catastrophic" fire warning across Sydney, the country's largest city, as firefighters battle a rapidly worsening bushfire crisis.
