Polls have closed in Afghanistan's presidential election amid widespread complaints of irregularities and pockets of violence from Taliban insurgents, mostly in the south and north of the country.
Mark Zakharov, a renowned Russian theatre and film director whose productions have been widely acclaimed and loved by several generations of Russians, has died at the age of 85.
Thousands of people have gathered for a rally in the centre of Hong Kong to mark the fifth anniversary of the start of the 2014 Umbrella protest movement which called for democratic reforms in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.
How to easily start recording and posting podcasts. All you need is a microphone, laptop and access to internet. Now you too can be a radio star.
British plans to exit the EU at the end of October represent an unprecedented challenge for the Irish beef industry.
An urban climber known as the “French Spiderman” has faces a fine after scaling a high-rise building in the German city of Frankfurt.
French airline Aigle Azur has closed down after it failed to find new investors, leaving 1,150 employees out of work.
