Two men, including an imam, are shot dead after leaving a mosque in the New York borough of Queens, police say.

Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro makes a rare public appearance at an event to mark his 90th birthday.

Michael Phelps bows out of the Olympics with a 23rd career gold, as Great Britain secure silver in the men's 4x100m medley relay.

Star Wars' George Lucas and Mark Hamill are among the big names paying tribute to the late actor actor Kenny Baker, describing him as "the heart and soul of R2-D2".

A data breach at large UK software company Sage may have compromised personal information for employees at 280 UK businesses, it is understood.

Labour's leadership election will go ahead with the exclusion of about 130,000 new members after five of them dropped a legal challenge against party voting rules.

An incident on a beach on the French island of Corsica sparks a brawl which leaves four people injured and three cars burnt out.

Gold medal-winning swimmer Ryan Lochte and three others were robbed in Rio on Saturday night, the US Olympic Committee confirms.