Tens of thousands of people turned out in France to see off the world's biggest-ever cruise ship, the 120,000-tonne Harmony of the Seas, as it set sail for the first time. At 66 metres (217 feet), it was the widest cruise ship ever built, while its 362-metre length made it 50 metres longer than the height of the Eiffel Tower.
US Senate passed legislation that would allow victims of the September 11 attacks to file lawsuits seeking damages from Saudi Arabia, setting up a potential showdown with the White House, which has threatened a veto.
Days after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, an Army leader briefed a group of top government officials at the Department of War in Washington.
Law enforcement officers shot a man who brandished a gun near the White House while President Barack Obama was out golfing, and the man was taken to hospital in critical condition
A wave of bombings struck outdoor markets and a restaurant in Shiite-dominated neighbourhoods of Baghdad, killing at least 69 people.
An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 69 people on board has crashed after it went missing in the Mediterranean. Body parts, seats and one or more items of luggage were found by crews searching for the wreckage of the doomed jet.
Fifteen students holidaying at a popular tourist spot in western Indonesia have been killed in a landslide, with fears the death toll could rise.
Hundreds of Madhesi protesters scuffled with Nepal police as they restarted protests against the new Constitution and press for their demands relating to more rights, adequate representation and re-demarcation of provincial boundary.
Cyclone Roanu struck the Bangladesh coast killing six people and forcing hundreds of thousands more to flee their homes as the storm unleashed strong winds and heavy downpours.
Militant attacks on LGBT community in Bangladesh force community people into hiding. Weeks after suspected Islamist militants hacked Bangladesh's most prominent gay rights activist to death in his apartment along with an associate, another friend received a chilling message that he was next in line.
Heavy rains pounded the central Sri Lankan region where at least three villages have already been swallowed by mountains of mud, forcing soldiers and police to suspend rescue work. Foreign aid arrived in Sri Lanka, bringing help to half a million people who have been driven from their homes by heavy rains and deadly landslides.
Here's a look at the important events in the world this week.