Tens of thousands of parents in Chile march against the government's planned education bill which would phase out subsidised schools.

At least six Lebanese soldiers have died in clashes with Islamist gunmen at a historic market in the northern town of Tripoli, the army says.

A US nurse quarantined for Ebola after working in Sierra Leone criticises her treatment, as the US's UN envoy starts a visit to West Africa.

The ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) wins the general elections for the world's largest diamond producer with 33 of the 57 seats.

Tunisia is set to hold its first election under a new constitution passed earlier this year following a 2011 uprising.

Ukrainian voters will go to the polls to elect a new parliament, amid the continuing conflict with pro-Russian rebels in the east.

Brazilians will choose between Dilma Rousseff and Aecio Neves in what correspondents say is the tightest presidential election for decades.

Uruguayans will elect a new president to replace outgoing Jose Mujica who is barred by the law from running for a second term.