Iraqi Soldiers Enter Mosul

Iraqi forces enter the outskirts of Mosul in their attempt to drive Islamic State militants from the northern city.

The United Nations acknowledges that its peacekeeping mission in South Sudan failed to protect civilians in the capital, Juba, during factional fighting in July.

The killing of eight prisoners, shot dead by police after escaping from the Bhopal Central Jail, sparks an uproar in India.