News brief: Big stories of the day

Sudan's second new military leader in as many days vowed to "uproot" deposed president Omar al-Bashir's regime and release protesters, in a bid to placate demonstrators demanding civilian rule.

A drive-by shooting outside a nightclub in Australian city of Melbourne inflicted "horrific injuries" that killed a security guard and wounded three men, police said.

Nicolas Maduro ordered an expansion of civilian militia by nearly one million members as opposition leader Juan Guaido toured western Zulia state, which has been hard hit by electricity blackouts.

International Monetary Fund (IMF), who is currently considering a bailout package for Pakistan, has asked the latter to share details of loans that it has received from China.

The world's largest aircraft took off on Saturday. The first flight built by Stratolaunch Systems Corp, started by late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, as the company enters the lucrative private space market.