(Brian)
First up, in Asia,
The wreckage of an Indonesian plane carrying 54 people has been found in the country's remote western Papua region.
In Sri Lanka, voters will go to the polls on Monday, with former president Mahinda Rajapaksa aiming to return as the country's prime minister.
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Turning to Oceania,
In Australia, Sydney Water says it is waiting on test results to decide the next stage of its clean up in Botany Bay after a spill of million litres of sewage.
Staying in the country, federal parliament cleaners have launched a week-long strike in a bid for higher pay.
(Michael)
Moving on to Africa,
An audio message has emerged of Nigerian-based Islamist militant group Boko Haram's leader Abubakar Shekau, in which he denies he has been replaced.
Rival armed groups in northern Mali said they briefly exchanged fire in the first apparent breach of a peace accord they signed with the government in June.
(Brian)
And in the Middle East,
Syrian activists say at least 80 people have died in government air strikes on a marketplace in the rebel-held town of Douma, near Damascus.
An Iraqi parliamentary panel has called for former PM Nouri Maliki to face trial over the fall of the northern city of Mosul to Islamic State.
(Michael)
Looking to Latin America,
Ecuador President Rafael Correa has declared a state of emergency over increasing activity at the Cotopaxi volcano near the capital, Quito.
Jamaican narcotics agents have seized over a 1.000 pounds of marijuana found hidden in two shipping containers at wharves in the capital.
(Brian)
And in Europe,
Dozens of migrants on the Greek island of Kos have begun registering on a passenger ship which will be their temporary shelter as they seek asylum.
The International Association of Athletics Federations has denied blocking publication of a study indicating a third of top athletes admitted doping.
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And finally in North America,
US Vice-President Joe Biden has said the killing of four marines and a sailor in Chattanooga was the work of a "perverted jihadist", despite no official determination of motive.
Staying in the country, presidential candidate Hilary Clinton has hit back at remarks that the decision to withdraw U.S. troops in Iraq led to the rise of the Islamic State group.
(Brian)
That's the global headlines survey.