The Olympic flag arrives in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro, the next host city of the Games, after a ceremony on Sunday night marks the end of London 2012.

During the arrest of a suspected drug dealer in Veracruz, Mexican security forces find evidence potentially linking him to the murder of a woman and three journalists.

The US says it expected Egypt's new president to rejig his military, a day after he surprised many observers by dismissing his army chief.

Chinese police say an armed robber accused of killing at least nine people since 2004 has been shot dead in Chongqing, state-run media report.

A Somali man who acted as a hostage negotiator during the hijacking of an American yacht has been given 12 life sentences by a US judge.

Australian MPs are set to consider proposals to restart offshore processing of asylum seekers, as fears mount for 67 migrants missing at sea.

A senior aide to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has flown to China for talks, officials say, amid continuing violence in Damascus and Aleppo.

The president of Ecuador appears on television to say he hopes to make a decision on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's bid for asylum this week.