A solar-powered plane takes off from Japan for a second attempt at a record-breaking flight across the Pacific Ocean.

Musician David Crosby says his friend Joni Mitchell is still unable to speak after being found unconscious in her home two months ago.

The gunman who killed 38 at a beach near the Tunisian city of Sousse had help, officials say, as security is stepped up at tourist sites.

Jeremy Clarkson says he's "so sad and sorry it's ended like this" after the final episode of Top Gear to feature him was shown on BBC Two.

Australian politicians at both state and federal level have been infiltrated by the Calabrian mafia, according to an investigation by Fairfax Media-Four Corners.

Israel agrees to free a Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for 55 days and is thought to be in serious condition, officials say.

A Japanese cat, who became a national celebrity when she was made a station master, is mourned at the station where she served.

China hosts the signing ceremony of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, a new international financial institution set to rival the World Bank.