Geologists have found evidence for an ancient megaflood which they say could be the mythical flood at the dawn of the first Chinese dynasty.

Nearly 200 Mexicans have been stranded at Madrid-Barajas airport for days - some for as long as two weeks - waiting to fly home from Spain.

Indonesian police arrest six people they say were planning to fire a rocket at Singapore from nearby Batam island.

President Barack Obama says there have been gains against so-called Islamic State in Iraq and Syria but warns the group still poses a threat.

Russia will have "the cleanest team" at Rio 2016 after 271 athletes were cleared to compete, claims their Olympic president.

The UN says it has, for the first time in weeks, delivered aid to thousands of Syrian refugees stranded on the border with Jordan.

Suspected separatist rebels kill at least 13 people in a market place in India's north-eastern state of Assam, officials say.

Sasha Obama, daughter of US President Barack Obama, swaps the comforts of the White House for the counter of a busy seafood restaurant, US media report.