Donald Trump stormed into Democratic territory as the campaign entered its final week yesterday, determined to disprove polls and capture the White House as rival Hillary Clinton battles to contain the fallout from renewed FBI focus on her emails.

A top US diplomat travelled to Venezuela yesterday to support talks between the government and the opposition meant to ease an escalating political standoff amid a worsening economic crisis.

Argentina’s former president Cristina Kirchner yesterday appeared before a judge investigating allegations her government steered public works contracts to a businessman close to her.

A retired electrician who kept nearly 300 Pablo Picasso artworks in his garage for almost 40 years told a French appeal court yesterday that the artist’s widow may have wanted to hide the works from his family.

Turkish police have detained the editor and senior staff of a leading opposition newspaper over its alleged support for a failed coup in July.

Italy’s most powerful earthquake in 36 years has left more than 15,000 people homeless, authorities said yesterday as the scale of the damage done to irreplaceable historic buildings became apparent.

France yesterday formally ended a peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic, hailing it a success despite sporadic outbreaks of violence in its deeply troubled former colony.

Banging drums, clanging bells and performing impromptu street dances, members of Nepal’s ethnic Newar community rang in the New Year yesterday in colourful style in one of the highpoints of their Diwali celebrations.

At least 15 temples along with hundreds of Hindu community houses were vandalised and looted by an unruly mob in Bangladesh’s Brahmanbaria district, in the aftermath of a social media post allegedly showing disrespect towards Islam.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal yesterday claimed there were allegations that phones of judges from the Supreme Court to high courts were being tapped. His claims were promptly rejected by federal Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

NIA asked to open inquiry into the breakout of SIMI members from a Bhopal prison

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis yesterday completed two years in office – and the ride so far has been rough, but the road ahead appears equally tough.