Belgium Catalonia leader Puigdemont has turned himself in to Belgian police The Catalonian leader Carles Puigdemont has handed himself into the authorities in Brussels following a European arrest warrant issued by Spain 05/11/2017
USA US commerce secretary's links to Putin's circle exposed Leaked documents obtained bc NBC News indicate Wilbur Ross did not reveal business dealings with senior Russian figures. 05/11/2017
Japan Trump and Abe talk trade and golf tactics at start of Asian tour The US president's visit to Asia is the longest tour by an American leader in a quarter of a century 05/11/2017
Russia Bomb threats force evacuation of Moscow landmarks Bolshoi theatre, Metropole hotel and Red Square GUM department store among buildings evacuated. 05/11/2017
United Kingdom May in more trouble as fresh sexual allegations emerge over key aide The British government is under renewed pressure over the behaviour of its MPs 05/11/2017
Russia Unity Weekend in Moscow a busy one for police The centenary weekend of the 1917 October Revolution has seen protests and scores of arrests in Moscow. 05/11/2017
Spain Catalan separatists defy Madrid and choose Puigdemont to lead election campaign The Catalan European Democratic party reselects its jailed leader and promises its supporters a "landslide" in December. 05/11/2017
Saudi Arabia Who is Prince Alwaleed bin Talal? Prince Alwaleed has been detained as part of Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption probe, to the shock of global financial centres. 05/11/2017
no comment Activists enter the grounds of a brown coal mine near Bonn A day before environment ministers from around the world gather in the German city of Bonn for United Nations talks on how to implement the Paris 05/11/2017
Syria Ruins ISIL's only legacy in Deir El-Zour The Syrian army has recaptured Deir El-Zour at the heart of its oil-producing region, but there is little worth saving among the ruins ISIL leaves behind. 05/11/2017
Italy Bodies of 23 migrants recovered from Mediterranean Sea The bodies of 23 people have been recovered by a European operation in the Mediterranean Sea near Libya. A Spanish rescue vessel was involved in 05/11/2017
no comment Mexico City's zombie walk attracts tens of thousands Tens of thousands of people gather in Mexico City for its annual zombie walk. Doused in fake blood, wearing torn clothing and masks, the ‘zombies’ 05/11/2017
world news Australia rejects New Zealand refugee offer The Australian PM has turned down an offer by his New Zealand counterpart to help asylum seekers saying he wants to work with the U.S. 05/11/2017
United Kingdom Bonfire night in Britain burns some topical 2017 villains along with 1605 plotters Britain's Bonfire Night, which celebrates the foiling of a Catholic plot to blow up parliament and the King in 1605, has had one new addition to its rogues' gallery of conspirators and priests - Harvey Weinstein. 05/11/2017
Sport Triathlon World Cup winners crowned Cook and van Riel take home gold in the 2017 ITU Trithlon World Cup 05/11/2017
Belgium Puigdemont faces possible detention in Belgium on European Arrest Warrant The legal ball is now in Belgium's court as it decides how to apply the European Arrest Warrant to the runaway Catalan leaders. 05/11/2017
Sport World record for England golf team Team England have broken the world record for the 'fastest hole of golf by a team of four' 05/11/2017
Saudi Arabia Princes are detained in Saudi anti-corruption purge In all, dozens of people have been targeted in an unprecedented crackdown 05/11/2017
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia intercepts missile near Riyadh Yemen's Houthi rebels said they fired the missile and that the target was the Saudi capital's King Khaled Airport 05/11/2017