A suicide attacker kills at least 18 people at a Shia mosque in Iraq's capital Baghdad, the latest in a spate of insurgent attacks.

Japanese Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi submits her resignation amid allegations of political funds misuse.

A key meeting of Chinese Communist Party leaders focusing on the rule of law and fighting corruption is due to begin in Beijing.

Pro-democracy activists criticise comments by Hong Kong leader CY Leung, who says "external forces" are involved in protests in the territory.

US military aircraft drop weapons, ammunition and medical supplies to Kurdish fighters battling IS militants in the key Syrian town of Kobane.

Joko Widodo, the winner of Indonesia's presidential election in July, is sworn in as the leader of the South East Asian nation.

India's BJP is set to form governments in Maharashtra and Haryana, after the party won the elections in both states.

Australia reverses a rule which would have restricted access to the parliament building in Canberra for women wearing full-face Islamic veils.