Germany's AfD has hailed a "historic result" and is projected to win more than 44% of the vote, far ahead of the conservative CDU on 18.4%.
The comments came a day after Washington said it had struck Iranian oil tankers in response to Tehran's attacks on US warships in the region.
As many as 50 people are thought to have been inside the five-storey hostel when it came down.
More than 170,000 airline passengers are stranded after ash was detected in airspace near Jakarta following the eruptions.
As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and wrong.