The next fortnight sees two elections on different continents. The outcomes will shape geopolitics and the global economy, writes James Landale

The company will be the first true artificial intelligence company to go public as tech firms continue to invest heavily in AI.

Two bishops in images that show them praying with Trump have said they believed the meeting was private.

Two bishops in images that show them praying with Trump have said they believed the meeting was private.

The incident happened on Saturday night, close to an American football stadium where a game had just been played.

As polls pointed to defeat, millions joined a 'Lula's Army' channel that is credited with helping transform online enthusiasm into real-world mobilisation.

As polls pointed to defeat, millions joined a 'Lula's Army' channel that is credited with helping transform online enthusiasm into real-world mobilisation.

A stretch of water in the west of the continent is now called the Amos Channel after the ex-BBC journalist.

The populist right-wing leader of 12 years says it is "clear" his party has lost the vote billed as a referendum on the country's future.

Local youths reportedly accused the health workers of contaminating water sources and spreading Ebola.

The R&B star previously pleaded guilty to affray, after attacking a music producer with a glass bottle.

Prosecutors have indicted Devin Jacob Ballard for a killing that has caused outrage in Japan, local media reports.

Prosecutors have indicted Devin Jacob Ballard for a killing that has caused outrage in Japan, local media reports.

The left-wing incumbent president had lost the first round to right-wing challenger Flávio Bolsonaro.

The company will be the first true artificial intelligence company to go public as tech firms continue to invest heavily in AI.

The R&B star previously pleaded guilty to affray, after attacking a music producer with a glass bottle.

The troops are expected to protect energy facilities in northern Niger, near the Libyan border.

The troops are expected to protect energy facilities in northern Niger, near the Libyan border.

Heavy rain linked to former Typhoon No. 30 continued to affect large parts of Japan on October 26, with authorities warning of potentially dangerous rainfall from the Kanto region to Shikoku, raising concerns in Chiba Prefecture's Shisui Town, where flooding caused by Typhoon No. 25 last month left homes and roads submerged for nearly three weeks. (News On Japan)

A Halloween pumpkin displayed at a nursery school in Esashi, Hokkaido, was found smashed and partially eaten on October 25, in what police believe was a bear attack, with similar damage reported at a nearby home. (News On Japan)