International

At least 12 people have died of dehydration and exhaustion while sitting in traffic in Indonesia. Traffic filled up three lanes for several days on the island of Java. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36748008

The gunman killed in a stand-off with Dallas police said he wanted to kill white people, especially officers, the city's police chief has said. The suspect, named by US media as Micah Johnson, 25, said he was upset about the recent police…

Russia has expelled two US diplomats from Moscow, after the White House said it had ordered two Russian embassy staff to leave Washington. On Friday, the US State Department said their move came after a Russian policeman attacked a US…

Micah Johnson, the man accused of killing five police officers in a gun attack during a protest rally in Dallas, acted alone, officials believe. Bomb-making material, rifles and a combat journal were found at the home of Johnson. Read…

US President Barack Obama has said the fatal shootings of two black men by police in as many days are "not isolated incidents" and that all Americans should be "deeply troubled". He acknowledged that the US had a "serious problem" but…

A man has been arrested by Italian police investigating the killing of a Nigerian immigrant which the government has condemned as a racist attack. Police say a row broke out at Fermo, a town on Italy's east coast, when racist abuse was…

Tony Blair overstated the threat posed by Saddam Hussein, sent ill-prepared troops into battle and had "wholly inadequate" plans for the aftermath, the UK's Iraq War inquiry has said. Chairman Sir John Chilcot said the 2003 invasion was…

Mumford and Sons say they will boycott a Swedish music festival after reports emerged that 17 women were sexually assaulted at the event last weekend. Authorities received five reports of rape and 12 of sexual assault during Bravalla,…

Saudi Arabia's highest religious body has denounced the three suicide attacks in the kingdom on Monday, including one near Islam's second holiest site. The Senior Council of Ulema said the bombers had "violated everything that is sacred".…

FBI Director James Comey said "no reasonable prosecutor" would pursue a case but said the likely Democratic presidential nominee was "extremely careless" with classified information. The decision ends the legal uncertainty that has dogged…

More than 180 people have been killed in flooding along the Yangtze River in China following torrential rain, officials say. Between 10cm and 50cm of rain has fallen in seven provinces, and storms stretching 1,600km (1,000 miles) are…

The fake bomb detectors, some based on cheap devices for finding golf balls, were sold in large numbers to Iraq by fraudsters. One British businessman, who was jailed for 10 years, sold more than 6,000 devices to Iraq for up to $40,000…

The FBI has questioned US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton over her use of emails while she was Secretary of State, her campaign says. The FBI is investigating Mrs. Clinton and her aides over whether they mishandled classified…

Five people have been shot dead and at least 20 injured in a cafe in northeastern Serbia. Police say the gunman killed his wife and another woman, before randomly shooting at other customers at the cafe. Read more at:…

The Iraqi government has declared three days of national mourning after a huge bomb in the capital Baghdad killed at least 125 people and wounded about 150. Read more at: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-36699562