France's President Hollande says he is ready to launch air strikes to help Iraqi forces fighting the Islamic State group.

President Obama says Congress's backing for his $500m plan to aid moderate Syrian rebels shows the world the US is united against Islamic State.

President Barack Obama has given his support to the visiting Petro Poroshenko, describing himself as a "strong friend" to Ukraine's leader.

Sterling surges in the currency markets while the FTSE 100 share index opens higher as Scotland rejects independence.

A three-day curfew imposed by Sierra Leone to try to stop the spread of Ebola comes into effect, but critics say it will achieve little.

China fines UK pharmaceuticals firm GlaxoSmithKline $490m (£297m) for bribery and its former head of Chinese operations is given a suspended jail sentence.

Google and Apple commit to encrypting users' data by default, to protect against hackers and the requests of law enforcement agencies.

Two detectives from Sussex Police who dealt with a sex crime allegation against Jimmy Savile are served with gross misconduct notices.