A stray dog in India's Udaipur recovers after being found stuck in pool of hot tar.

Muslim pilgrims have gathered in Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Indians across the subcontinent pick up their buckets and brooms to join a nationwide campaign to clean streets and public spaces.

People in Dallas, Texas, give their reaction to the news that the first man to be diagnosed with Ebola while in the US was admitted to hospital in their city.

Ahead of Sunday's presidential election, Wyre Davis travels to the depths of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil to hear voters' views on the presidential candidates.

A busy road in Rio de Janeiro is brought to a halt by a gun battle between soldiers and gang members.

The UN coordinator for Ebola has called for a "rapid and very strong response" from the international community "to get the disease under control".

Andrew North visits New Delhi railway station to see if Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Clean India' drive is proving a success.

Rengin Arslan reports from the Turkey-Syria border, where strangers are helping families fleeing attacks by Islamic State.

Twelve more bodies have been found by emergency teams in Japan searching the peak of a volcano that erupted unexpectedly.

Pro-democracy crowds remain on the streets of Hong Kong at the start of National Day, which activists hope will see the largest protests so far.

A 17-year-old girl has been found in Mexico 12 years after she was abducted by her mother.

Iraq's new prime minister Haider al-Abadi has told the BBC that Islamic State continues to pose 'an existential threat' to the his country.

More information has come to light about the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States.

The Syrian town of Kobane is still under siege, two weeks after Islamic State fighters began their assault.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has told the BBC he welcomes Western efforts to fight Islamic State in his country.

Paul Adams reports from the Syrian-Turkish border where thousands of refugees are attempting to reach safety.

At least ten people have been killed in the city of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine.

Clive Myrie reports from the Kurdish front line in Iraq where the Peshmerga are fighting IS with weapons they say are not up to the job.

Tourists have become unlikely foot soldiers of China in its dispute with Vietnam over the Paracel islands in the South China sea.