The chancellor said he would call a vote of confidence in his government early next year.

Catch up on the key moments from election night.

Algerian Kamel Daoud wins the Prix Goncourt for his novel Houris, a searing account of his country’s 1990s conflict.

Venâncio Mondlane says people tried to kill him after he went into hiding in South Africa.

As anger flared in the stricken town of Paiporta, the Queen of Spain, with mud smeared on her face, was seen crying.

Alexandr Stoianoglo, backed by the pro-Russian Party of Socialists, has promised a closer relationship with Moscow.

The BBC's Mark Lowen in Paiporta: "People are picking up mud, throwing it at the king"