A glass-bottomed bridge in China heralded as a record-breaker when it opened just 13 days ago has closed for an urgent upgrade, officials say.

The president of Colombia announces that a peace deal between the country's government and Farc rebels will be formally signed on 26 September.

Uzbekistan is preparing to bury President Islam Karimov, one of Asia's most authoritarian leaders, who died this week aged 78.

China's top legislative body ratifies the Paris global climate agreement, ahead of an expected joint announcement with the US.

The US space agency releases pictures and other data from the Juno probe, which has just made its first close approach to Jupiter since going into orbit in July.

The Abu Sayyaf militant group is responsible for a deadly bomb attack in President Duterte's home city of Davao, the Philippines government says.

Police officers threaten to boycott San Francisco 49er home games if it fails to halt "insulting" protests by quarterback Colin Kaepernick.

US East Coast states are put on alert as storm Hermine pushes north on the long Labor Day holiday weekend.