Egypt ready for Libya evacuations

Egypt aims to stem Islamic State's advance

Egypt's president calls for a UN resolution to authorise international intervention in Libya after its jets bombed Islamic State targets there.

At least three of five Egyptian embassy staff kidnapped in the Libyan capital Tripoli have been released, according to officials.

Egypt calls for international military intervention in Libya, as it strikes Islamic State targets on its troubled neighbour's territory.

The Chinese authorities have ordered the evacuation of residents within a 3km radius of the Tianjin blast site over fears of chemical contamination.The evacuations came after an apparent change in wind direction, and as police confirmed the highly toxic chemical sodium cyanide was found near the site. A man was found alive 50m from the blast core, Xinhua news agency said.Eighty-five people are now known to have died in the giant blasts in the north-east Chinese port on Wednesday.The order...