US prosecutors now believe supporters of President Donald Trump planned to "capture and assassinate elected officials" in their siege of the Capitol building last week, according to a new court filing. The filing, submitted by Justice Department la...

An outspoken union leader went on trial in Cambodia on Friday for alleged incitement, the latest in a series of court cases activists say are aimed at cracking down on opposition voices. Rong Chhun, the leader of the Cambodian Confederation of Uni...

French motorcyclist Pierre Cherpin has died from his injuries after a fall during the Dakar Rally, becoming the notoriously perilous race's first fatality this year, organisers said on Friday. Cherpin, 52, died during his medical transfer to France...

Uganda's opposition leader Bobi Wine said the country's election had seen "widespread fraud and violence", as votes trickled in Friday under an internet blackout. The 38-year-old former popstar-turned-MP did not give details about his accusations, ...

Billionaire casino magnate Sheldon Adelson, a staunch supporter of US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will be buried in Jerusalem Friday, a paper controlled by his family said. Adelson died of cancer in the US ...

Men's badminton world number two Chou Tien-chen marched into the semi-finals of the Thailand Open Friday, defeating younger opponent Lee Zii Jia 21-17, 21-15 after rallying from behind. The Taiwanese athlete credited calm and focus in securing the ...

Japan's Hiroshima prefecture is to conduct the country's first mass coronavirus tests as it battles a surge of infections, an official said Friday. Prefectural official Kazuhiro Saito confirmed reports that the tests would be offered to up to 800,0...

Germany on Friday passed two million coronavirus cases as a World Health Organization emergency committee readied to issue advice on stemming the spread of new, more contagious strains of the disease. The surge in Europe's biggest economy came as c...

A homegrown coronavirus vaccine will be rolled out in India from Saturday even though clinical trials haven't been completed. But the government insists it will be safe and effective. The All India Drug Action Network (AIDAN), an independent watchd...

The actor Dustin Diamond, best known for playing Samuel 'Screech' Powers in hit US children's TV show "Saved by the Bell", has been diagnosed with cancer, according to his representatives. His official Facebook page confirmed the news in a statemen...

A racing pigeon detained by Australian authorities and set to be destroyed over concerns it was an American intruder received a lifeline Friday, when experts revealed its leg tag was probably fake. Originally thought to have flown from Alabama to a...

US federal authorities executed a former drug trafficker who had contracted Covid-19 late Thursday, and a final execution of Donald Trump's administration was scheduled for Friday with just five days left of his presidency. Corey Johnson was part o...

British sailing legend Ben Ainslie hailed an "epic turnaround" Friday after his INEOS Team UK charged to a 2-0 lead on the opening day of the America's Cup challenger series in Auckland. Critics labelled the boat "the lamest of lame ducks" when it ...

A powerful earthquake rocked Indonesia's Sulawesi island early Friday, killing at least 34 people, levelling a hospital and severely damaging other buildings, authorities said. Hundreds more were injured when the 6.2-magnitude quake struck in the e...

Germany's total coronavirus cases topped two million on Friday, as Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed for a "significant" tightening of restrictions to slow the infection rate. The European Union's most populous country added another 22,368 new cases ...