British intelligence sources have identified a plot by local jihadists commandeered by Islamic State (ISIS) leaders in Syria to assassinate Queen Elizabeth next Saturday, reports the UK Daily Mail.

A UK court has rejected a bid to extradite Rwanda's spy chief to Spain to stand trial for his alleged role in massacres after the 1994 genocide.

Nearly one million people have now been affected by widespread flooding across Myanmar since June, officials say.

Singapore is holding nationwide events to mark 50 years since it became an independent state.

The Japanese city of Nagasaki is marking 70 years since the dropping of an atomic bomb by the United States.

There is an increased risk of a future major earthquake in an area that straddles the west of Nepal and India, scientists warn.