British teacher David Bolam is "safe and well", the Foreign Office says, after he is freed by militants who abducted him in Libya in May.

A mass grave is found near the town of Iguala in southern Mexico, where 43 protesting students went missing last month after clashing with police.

The Pakistani Taliban express support for Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, calling on Islamists worldwide to "forget rivalries".

Bulgarians are due to vote in snap parliamentary elections, following the resignation of a Socialist-led government in July.

Fresh scuffles erupt between activists occupying central parts of Hong Kong and riot police, as the protest movement enters its second week.

Somali government troops backed by African Union forces have captured a major stronghold of al-Shabab Islamists.

Pope Francis and more than 200 senior bishops are meeting at the Vatican to discuss some of the most divisive issues affecting the Catholic Church.

More than 142 million Brazilians are about to choose a president, following a dramatic election campaign.