Thousands in Bolivia arrive in La Paz with funeral procession

Almost four million people have been hit by monsoon floods in South Asia, officials say, with a third of Bangladesh already underwater from some of the heaviest rains in a decade. from a flooded villageN°1V65FY

Two institutions in Belgium each claim possession of the Inca mummy that inspired Hergé's Rascar Capac, the central character of Tintin's comic book "The Seven Crystal Balls".

A cafe in Pristina uses large teddy bears to enforce social distancing as Kosovo authorities announce new measures to fight a resurgence of coronavirus infections.

Images of the Metropolitan Detention Center Brooklyn in New York where Ghislaine Maxwell is being held. Maxwell, who is British, has been charged in a case related to the alleged sex crimes of her former boyfriend Jeffrey Epstein. She is expected ...

Images of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, where British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is due to appear at her bail hearing via video-link, scheduled for 1:00 pm (1700...

Londoners react after the British government's announcement that facemasks would be compulsory in shops and supermarkets in England from next week, in a U-turn on previous policy.

At the Faculty of Health Sciences at University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, six senior clinicians volunteer to participate in South Africa’s first COVID-19 vaccine trial. The trial aims to find a vaccine that will prevent infection by SA...

Sudan has launched a social program disbursing cash to around 80 percent of its 42 million strong population to ease its ongoing economic crisis, recently compounded by the novel coronavirus.

Anti-government demonstrators march through Paris as six organisations, including the CGT-Santé union, call for a "national day of action". French President Emmanuel Macron hosted a subdued Bastille Day ceremony to honour the country's medical wor...

People in Miami wear face masks, as Florida reports record number of new cases of the coronavirus.

Floods across large swathes of central and eastern China that have left more than 140 people dead or missing are hitting record levels, with authorities warning the worst was yet to come. The coronavirus ground zero of Wuhan, through which the pow...

An artwork by street artist Banksy commemorating the victims of the 2015 Paris attacks that was stolen from the Bataclan concert hall is set to be returned to France from Italy, where it was recovered by police abandoned farmhouse in Italy's centr...

A subdued Bastille Day ceremony sees the Champs-Elysées empty. This year, French President Emmanuel Macron presides a scaled-down gathering of just 2,000 soldiers -- half the usual number -- at the Place de la Concorde. While jets perform their tr...

French president Emmanuel Macron arrives to Place de la Concorde to celebrate Bastille Day. For the first time since 1945, authorities have called off the annual military parade along the Champs-Elysees in Paris that marks the July 14, 1789, storm...

The French air force opens the air show on Bastille day in Paris. This year, the scaled-down ceremony due to the coronavirus pandemic honours the mobilisation of armies and the medical world against the pandemic.

Medical staff in white coats join the ranks of the military under the loud applause of French President Emmanuel Macron and all the audience, during the Bastille day ceremony at Concorde square in Paris. This year's celebration is honouring the mo...

Concerts resume at the Palais Garnier, home of the Paris Opera, for the first time since lockdown, with two days of performances paying tribute to healthcare workers.

It only reopened in mid-June after nearly five months of closure, but Hong Kong's Disneyland will yet again be shutting its gates temporarily from 15 July as the city combats a sudden spike in coronavirus infections. of Disneyland closed in Hong...

China has described a primary by Hong Kong's pro-democracy parties as a "serious provocation", warning that some campaigning may have breached a new security law recently imposed on the city. from Sunday, July 12thN°1V27VF

Singapore plunged into recession in the second quarter as growth fell 41.2 percent quarter-on-quarter with the trade-dependent economy hammered by the coronavirus, preliminary data showed Tuesday.

housands of Bulgarians gather for a fifth day to protest against corruption and demand the resignation of the conservative government of Prime Minister Boyko Borisov.

Protesters in Russia's Far East continue to rally in support of a popular regional governor who was arrested on murder charges which his supporters say are politically motivated. Earlier protests over the weekend brought thousands onto the streets...

The medical staff at the Juarez hospital in Mexico's capital helps COVID-19 patients recover by boosting their morales through games and activities, which psychologists say helps keep them engaged and active, and will avoid anxiety and cognitive i...

"We are confident the body we found is that of Naya Rivera," says Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub after rescuers, earlier in the day, recovered a body in Lake Piru, where the 'Glee' star went missing last week.