Greece and the UN bring in extra staff to deal with some 25,000 migrants on Lesbos, amid warnings that the situation there is getting out of control.

Democrats in the US Senate gain enough support to block a Republican resolution against the Iran nuclear deal.

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vows to "wipe out" Kurdish PKK rebels in their strongholds after a deadly bomb attack on the Turkish army.

Stockpiles of one of the world's most effective anti-venom to treat snakebite are running out, putting tens of thousands of lives at risk, experts warn.

The two Koreas agree to hold rare reunions next month for families separated by the Korean War, according to Seoul.

A 24-year-old Australian exchange student has fallen to her death from the famous Trolltunga cliff in Norway.

A British father and his wife are reunited with their son after accusing a Salvadorean doctor of swapping their child at the behest of traffickers.

China's monthly trade data shows August imports fell 14.3% in yuan-denominated terms from a year ago, while exports fell by 6.1%.