The US state of Colorado continues a large-scale rescue operation after severe flooding left four dead and hundreds unaccounted for.

A US woman, Janice "Lokelani" Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele wins a battle to have her full name put on official papers.

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner criticises "small sectors" for an alleged campaign against her government.

President Obama welcomes the US and Russian deal, under which Syria's chemical weapons must be removed or destroyed, as an "important step".

Mexico is being battered by two severe storms - one its eastern coast and another on its west, as evacuations begin in some areas.

Twenty-seven miners trapped underground are found dead in the northern Afghan province of Samangan, officials confirm to the BBC.

America's Floyd Mayweather produces an imperious display of boxing in Las Vegas to see off Mexico's Saul Alvarez.

Passengers stuck on board a Chinese cruise ship held in South Korea over a legal dispute are being evacuated and flown back to China, officials say.