A German politician who was stabbed in the neck while campaigning in the city of Cologne on Saturday is elected mayor of the city.

At least 40 militants with the so-called Islamic State have been killed in air strikes in Syria, a monitoring group says.

A Somali woman allegedly raped on Nauru denies claims she did not want an abortion after being flown from Australia back to the island, media reports say.

Rising floodwaters are causing alarm in dozens of villages, as Typhoon Koppu continues to drench the northern Philippines.

China's economy grew 6.9% in the third quarter, official figures show, the weakest growth since the global financial crisis.

Tensions build as thousands of migrants heading north through Balkan states find their route to Western Europe stalled by new controls.

The mother of champion Australian surfer Mick Fanning says a South African KFC advert which makes light of his attack by a shark is "disrespectful".

Canadians are due to vote in a general election with Liberal leader Justin Trudeau mounting a strong challenge to Conservative PM Stephen Harper.