Ex-footballer George Weah to become next president of Liberia
National Elections Commission said that with 98.1% of ballots counted, Mr Weah had won 61.5% of the vote
Catalan campaigning wraps up ahead of crucial vote
The Catalan crisis came to a head on October 1, when the now deposed government held a banned referendum on independence
Russian President Putin to seek new six-year term in 2018 elections
Putin, 65, has been in power, either as president or prime minister, since 2000