The parents of the 20-year-old woman from Glasgow who married an Islamic State (IS) fighter broadcast an appeal to her to come home.

A third person is arrested on suspicion of manslaughter over the death of man in a shipping container in Essex.

A strike by Italian air traffic controllers is set to disrupt the travel plans of thousands of UK air passengers.

A sweep of US government labs finds improperly stored deadly microbes, following the discovery of forgotten stores of smallpox in July.

A US judge approves a $41m (£25m) settlement between New York City and five men wrongfully convicted of the rape of a woman jogger in 1989.

Sierra Leone - one of the countries worst hit by Ebola - confines people to their homes for four days in an effort to contain the deadly virus.

US President Barack Obama says a "core coalition" is ready to join the US in military action against Islamic State militants in Iraq.

Russia vows "there will be a reaction" if new EU sanctions are imposed over its actions in Ukraine, where a truce appears to be largely holding.