A vintage World War II-era fighter plane plunged into the grandstands Friday during a popular annual air show, killing at least three people, injuring more than 50 spectators and creating a horrific scene strewn with body parts and smoking debris.

A strong 6.6-magnitude undersea quake and a series of aftershocks hit off the coast of Japan's Honshu island Saturday, not far from the area ravaged by a huge March quake and tsunami, geologists said.

European finance ministers have begun arriving in Poland for a debt crisis meeting, with worries about a Greek default high on the agenda.

Denmark's center-left "Red Bloc" headed by Helle Thorning-Schmidt narrowly won general elections on September 15 after 10 years in opposition, paving the way for the country's first female head of government.

A planet orbiting two suns - the first confirmed alien world of its kind - has been found by Nasa's Kepler telescope, the US space agency announced.

Thailand’s new Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrived in the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh on September 15, beginning her visit to Cambodia at the invitation of Prime Minister Hun Sen.

The United States on September 15 urged its citizens to leave Syria immediately, citing the "ongoing uncertainty and volatility" of the current situation in the Arab state.

Libya's interim authorities say their fighters have entered the coastal city of Sirte, one of the last places still loyal to ex-leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.

Denmark's centre-left has won the country's general election, ending nearly a decade in opposition.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said they were convinced that "the future of Greece is in the eurozone," according to a statement issued by the Elysee Palace after a telephone conference among leaders of Greece, France and Germany.