A 6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes central Myanmar, damaging ancient temples and leaving at least one person dead.

Emails linking IOC (International Olympic Committee) member Pat Hickey to the head of a company alleged to have resold Olympic tickets have been found, say police in Rio.

A Chicago court accepts that artist Peter Doig did not paint a landscape, valued at $10m (£7.6m) when it was believed to be by him.

The Turkish military has launched an operation to clear a Syrian border town of so-called Islamic State (IS) militants, officials say.

China gives the world a first glimpse of the space probe and rover it plans to use in its first mission to Mars in 2020.

The world's longest aircraft - the Airlander 10 - is damaged when it takes a nosedive on landing during its second test flight.

A Vietnamese woman admits to paying for her left hand and foot to be severed to defraud her insurance firm with a rail accident claim, police say.

Militants attack the American University in the Afghan capital, Kabul, with at least one dead and fearful students hiding inside.