Hundreds of people are evacuated from their homes on the Portuguese island of Madeira after wildfires destroy buildings near the capital, Funchal.

Venezuela officials have set out the timetable for a recall referendum on whether President Nicolas Maduro should remain in power.

A bus carrying journalists between Olympic venues in Rio de Janeiro has two windows smashed, after stones were thrown at it.

The Australian government believes a series of attacks on its census website was a deliberate attempt to sabotage the national survey.

Swimmer Michael Phelps extends his record tally to 21 Olympic golds as he wins individual and team titles at Rio 2016.

Brazil's Senate votes to hold an impeachment trial for suspended President Dilma Rousseff, who is accused of breaking budget law.

Gunfire breaks out on the second anniversary of the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, after a protester is hit by a car.

At least 11 premature babies have been killed in a fire at a hospital in Iraq's capital, Baghdad, the country's health ministry says.