A total of 377 people were confirmed dead and two people were missing in the floods that have inundated the upper part of the country for almost three months, according to the Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department.

Tunisia's moderate Islamist Ennahda party has won the country's first democratic elections after the Arab Spring uprisings, officials say.

The UN Security Council has voted unanimously to end the authorization of the NATO no-fly zone over Libya, which was established in March to protect civilians from forces loyal to then-dictator Moammar Gadhafi. The vote was held despite a request from Libya’s interim government to delay the action.

Two bombings rocked the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad late on October 27, killing at least 12 people and injuring 45 others, an interior ministry official said.

The Israeli- Egyptian prisoner swap deal concluded on the afternoon of October 27 after a convoy carrying 25 Egyptian nationals crossed the border into Egypt, while Israeli-American Ilan Grapel, held four months in Cairo, landed at the Israeli Ben-Gurion International Airport a short time later.

European Union leaders announced an agreement early October 27 on debt crisis measures, including a hard-fought deal with private sector investors to take a 50 percent loss on Greek bonds.

The Thai authorities have ordered a five-day holiday to allow residents of Bangkok to leave the capital ahead of expected flooding.

At least 12 people were killed and 33 injured in a fuel tanker explosion in northern Afghanistan on October 26, officials say.

A top cadre of Cambodia's former Khmer Rouge regime said on October 26 he would not take the stand during his long-awaited trial, marking a setback for a country seeking closure from one of the darkest chapters of the 20th century.

Israel and the Palestinians have agreed to make proposals on issues of territory and security within three months, keeping peacemaking efforts alive, an official from the Quartet of Middle East peace mediators said on October 26.