The television channel of the Trans-Dniester separatist region of Moldova says the region's leader has signed a decree saying it should join Russia, in line with the results of a referendum a decade ago.
The leader of Italy's populist 5-Star Movement has given Rome's embattled mayor a public vote of confidence after her administration fell into disarray over a spate of resignations.
Egypt's state statistics bureau says the annual inflation rate in urban areas has reached 15.5 percent in August, a surge of nearly two percentage points over the previous month.
French President Francois Hollande is hinting that he could seek a second term in elections next year, even though he is the least popular French leader in modern times.
Germany's foreign minister says Turkey has approved plans for German lawmakers to visit their country's troops at a Turkish air base, ending a standoff that had strained relations.
Syrian state media and an activist group are reporting that government forces and their allies have captured new ground on the edge of the contested northern city of Aleppo.
A senior Pakistani police officer says a roadside bombing has struck a vehicle carrying police commandos in northwestern Pakistan, wounding eight officers.
A committee charged with stopping Britain's creaky, leaky Parliament from falling down is set to say whether lawmakers will have to move out for several years so repair work can be done.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' party says the Palestinian high court has postponed municipal elections set for next month till at least December.
Retired Pope Benedict XVI has acknowledged that governing the church wasn't his strong suit but says he doesn't see his papacy as a failure and that he succeeded at least in breaking up the Vatican's so-called "gay lobby." In a new, book-length interview, excerpts of which were published Thursday in Corriere della Sera, Benedict also said he was shocked, and initially uncertain, about the election of Pope Francis.
Air China says it has removed copies of its inflight magazine containing an article that told visitors to take precautions when visiting areas of London with large ethnic-minority populations.