There is rising concern, especially in Europe, over trade liberalisation negotiations between the EU and the US. Demonstrations are planned this weekend across Europe.

The Scottish Greens say they expect their largest-ever conference as they begin to gather in Edinburgh.

Explicit images believed to have been sent through Snapchat are reportedly put online, but the firm says its servers were not breached.

Kurdistan's Peshmerga fighters say that, despite some successes, they need more advanced weapons to defeat the militant group Islamic State, the BBC's Jim Muir reports.

Councils in England and Wales should gain new powers to impose on-the-spot fines to tackle fly-tipping, the Local Government Association says.

An al-Qaeda convoy carrying a shipment of weapons from North Africa to Mali has been destroyed by French forces, according to officials in Paris.

MPs are to vote on a backbench Commons motion that will call on the UK government to recognise Palestine as a state.

China's Premier Li Keqiang says he is sure social stability can be maintained in Hong Kong, as pro-democracy protests there enter a third week.