Commemorations are taking place in New Orleans to mark the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the US city.

A mass rally in support of refugees passes off peacefully in the eastern German city of Dresden.

The US says it is "deeply disappointed and concerned" at the three-year jail sentences handed down in Egypt to three al-Jazeera journalists.

Three people, including two policemen, are shot dead in Portugal after a domestic row said to involve a barking dog, media and officials say.

Tens of thousands of Malaysians are expected to protest for a second day in Kuala Lumpur, calling for PM Najib Razak to quit over a financial scandal.

The first African-American and youngest person ever to play the lead role in Les Miserables on Broadway, Kyle Jean-Baptiste, dies in a fall.

A 62-year-old American hiker missing for nine days in California's rugged Sierra Nevada is found alive.

A baseball fan dies after falling from an upper stand at Turner Field, during the Atlanta Braves game with the New York Yankees.