Serena Williams beats Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets to win her sixth US Open and 18th Grand Slam title.

James Gandolfini’s final big-screen role before his death premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival.

A German waiter has broken a world record by carrying 27 full mugs of Bavarian beer.

Iraqi government forces say they have cleared Islamic State militants from an area around the Haditha dam, as the US widens its use of air strikes.

India's Supreme Court puts on hold the execution of a man sentenced for murdering a girl in a case dubbed "the house of horrors".

Japan's economy contracts at an annualised rate of 7.1% from April to June, more than anticipated.

There are emotional scenes at a Beijing temple as relatives of MH370 passengers gather to mark six months since the Malaysian plane disappeared.

French rogue trader Jerome Kerviel is allowed out of jail to serve the rest of his prison term wearing an electronic tag.