Beyonce, her sister Solange and her husband Jay Z say they have "moved forward as a united family".

Jay Z, Beyonce and Solange release a statement saying they are a “united family” despite leaked footage showing them fighting in hotel lift.

Ecuador declares an emergency in the Galapagos islands, saying a stranded petrol tanker poses a threat to the archipelago's fragile ecosystem.

China says its oil rig will continue drilling in contested waters in the South China Sea, despite deadly anti-Beijing riots in Vietnam.

Minnesota becomes the first US state to introduce so-called kill switch legislation.

India starts counting the hundreds of millions of votes cast during its mammoth nine-phase general election, with first results due within hours.

A woman in her early thirties posed as a teenager and briefly attended a high school before the ruse was discovered, police in Texas say.

Firefighters beat back parts of the nine blazes raging in southern California, but a flare-up of a wildfire in San Marcos has forced new evacuations.