Turkey sacks 3 pro-Kurdish mayors for 'terror ties'
Turkey on Monday sacked three mayors in the Kurdish-majority southeast on alleged "terrorism" charges, despite Ankara's apparent desire to seek a rapprochement with the Kurdish community.
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China's Zheng beats Rybakina at WTA Finals
Zheng Qinwen improved her chances of advancing to the semi-finals at the WTA Finals with a 7-6 (7/4), 3-6, 6-1 victory over world number five Elena Rybakina in Riyadh on Monday.
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Music mastermind Quincy Jones dies aged 91
Quincy Jones, the impresario who dominated American music for decades and shaped the careers of stars including Michael Jackson, has died. He was 91 years old.
Read moreStock markets hesitant before knife-edge US election
European and US stock markets mostly fell and the dollar slid Monday as investors steel themselves for a coin-toss US presidential election, an interest rate decision and expected Chinese stimulus measures.
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Spain dreads more flood deaths as rain pounds Catalonia
Rescuers plunged into inundated garages on Monday to find victims of Spain's deadliest floods in a generation as fresh downpours sparked transport chaos in the northeastern region of Catalonia.
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From abortion to bobcat hunting: US vote not just for president
It's not just the Harris-Trump show: US voters this November 5 will cast ballots for members of Congress, tens of thousands of state and local officials, and in multiple referendums on topics including hot-button issues like abortion.
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Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg admits domestic abuse
Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has admitted abusing his estranged wife over the course of five years.
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The US election by numbers
Swing states, electoral college votes, candidates up and down the ballot, and millions of potential voters: Here is the US election, broken down by numbers.
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Win the vote but still lose? Behold America's Electoral College
When political outsider Donald Trump defied polls and expectations to defeat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US presidential election, he described the victory as "beautiful."
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The seven states that will decide the US presidency
US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are hurtling toward their November 5 election showdown, one of the closest contests in modern American history.
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