At least 11 people are missing and almost 500,000 people are ordered or advised to evacuate their homes in south-west Japan after torrential rain triggers widespread flooding and landslides.

A horrific knee injury to Bethanie Mattek-Sands shocks Wimbledon, as the American's screams of pain stun the crowd and her opponent.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel to Kuwait on Monday in a bid to resolve the row which has seen Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain sever diplomatic ties with Qatar.

French Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot sets the country's carmakers the goal of not selling petrol or diesel cars by 2040, in a bid to fulfil the nation's commitments under the Paris climate deal.

Entertainer Bill Cosby will be retried on charges of sexually assaulting a former employee of his alma mater in November — five months after his first trial on those charges ended in a hung jury.