The Sun-powered aircraft Solar Impulse sets out from Egypt's capital, Cairo, on the last leg of its quest to circle the globe.

Afghanistan observes a day of national mourning following the suicide bombing of a protest march in Kabul that killed 80 people.

Fast-moving wildfires have forced hundreds of people to leave their homes in mountains north of Los Angeles, California, the authorities say.

The UK's vote to leave the European Union adds to risks for the global economy, finance chiefs say at the G20 summit in China.

Two nephews of Venezuela's first lady confessed to conspiring to import cocaine into the US after being arrested last year, court filings by US prosecutors say.

Tigers at a wildlife park in Beijing have killed one woman and injured another after the pair left their vehicle, Chinese media reports say.

Russia will not receive a blanket ban from the Rio Games, the International Olympic Committee announces.

South-East Asian nations fail to agree a joint position on Chinese claims to the South Sea China, following a tribunal ruling against Beijing.