Brazil election 2018: far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro wins presidential vote – live
Electoral authorities have confirmed Bolsonaro will become president after winning 55.7% of the vote in Sunday’s second-round poll
Jair Bolsonaro has had a call from Donald Trump congratulating him on his victory.
Trump is yet to tweet congratulations to Bolsonaro, but the Brazilian president-elect wrote on Twitter: “We just received a call from the President of the United States, @realDonaldTrumpcongratulating us on this historic election!” We express the desire to bring these two great nations closer together and to advance on the path of freedom and prosperity!”
Khashoggi murder: Saudi Arabia's attorney general to arrive in Turkey for talks over journalist’s death
Saud al-Mojeb's visit comes after kingdom's foreign minister called global reaction to the killing has been 'hysterical'
Saudi Arabia’s most senior prosecutor is to hold talks with Turkish investigators looking into the murder of Jamal Khashoggi as the crisis caused by the journalist’s death continues to engulf the kingdom.
Saud al-Mojeb, the country’s attorney general, will land in Istanbul where it is thought he will be asked to hand over the 18 Saudi suspects currently being held in his homeland in connection with the killing.
Mr Khashoggi – a Washington Post columnist who was critical of the current Saudi leadership – was murdered while visiting the country’s embassy in Istanbulon 2 October. He was living in self-imposed exile in the US at the time.
Military parade in Prague honors century since birth of Czechoslovakia
Despite heavy rain, thousands of Czech and Slovak troops marched through Prague in the city's biggest military parade in decades. The event celebrates a century since the founding of now long-dissolved Czechoslovakia.
Over 4,000 soldiers took part in the biggest military parade since the end of the Cold War in Prague, marking the founding of Czechoslovakia in October 1918.
Sunday's parade involved tanks, armored vehicles, and artillery, with crowds braving heavy rain to watch the day's events alongside top officials from Slovakia and the Czech Republic. There was also a fly-by of JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets.
Leicester City Football Club confirms owner's death in helicopter crash
Updated 0112 GMT (0912 HKT) October 29, 2018
The beloved owner of Leicester City Football Club died in a helicopter crash on Saturday near the club's stadium in Leicester, England, the club said Sunday.
Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, 60, was one of five people on board the aircraft when it burst into flames after crashing in a parking lot next to King Power Stadium, the club said. No one on board survived.
"It is with the deepest regret and a collective broken heart that we confirm our chairman, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, was among those to have tragically lost their lives on Saturday evening when a helicopter carrying him and four other people crashed outside King Power Stadium."
Pittsburgh shooting: Survivors relive synagogue ordeal
Survivors of the deadly gun attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue have recalled how they took refuge and hid in storage rooms to avoid the roaming attacker.
One congregation leader said their training in active-shooter situations had helped save lives.
When the suspect was detained after a shootout, he reportedly told Swat officers he wanted "all Jews to die".
The 11 victims were named on Sunday and included a husband and wife, and a woman aged 97.
Another six people were injured, including four policemen.
Shibuya braces for more Halloween chaos after wild weekend
By Yuka Nakao
Police in Shibuya are stepping up their presence for Halloween for the next three nights after a wild weekend. On Sunday, police said five people had been arrested on charges of groping, camera voyeurism, fighting and destruction of property during Saturday night revelry.
Also, at around 1 a.m. Sunday, a small truck was overturned and two men jumped up on it. The occupants got out uninjured.
Many stores and restaurants complained that people were just hanging around in front of their entrances, making it difficult for customers to enter and leave.
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