The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has begun what should be its penultimate flight, leaving Seville in Spain bound for Cairo in Egypt.

Bangladesh says it intends to ban the controversial Dubai-based Islamic television channel, Peace TV, in the wake of the deadly attack on a cafe in the capital, Dhaka.

The Islamic State group lost 12% of the territory it controlled in Iraq and Syria in the first half of 2016, the defence consultancy IHS says.

Syrian rebel fighters launch an assault on government-held districts of Aleppo, after troops cut their only route into the divided northern city.

Net entrepreneur Kim Dotcom plans to relaunch the Megaupload web storage system in January 2017.

Portugal win a first major international trophy as they overcome the loss of captain Cristiano Ronaldo to beat hosts France in the Euro 2016 final.

The UN Security Council calls on warring factions in South Sudan to end the recent fighting and prevent the spread of violence.

North Korea threatens a "physical response" after the US and South Korea announced an agreement to deploy an advanced missile defence system.