The mayor of the small Brazilian town of Iranduba imposed a daily curfew of 2pm last week to fight the spread of the coronavirus. The streets may now be empty but the town's hospital beds are at 90 percent capacity. 

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, who was detained on his return to Russia for violating a suspended sentence, is due in court Wednesday on separate charges of defaming a World War II veteran, his lawyer said. The Investigative Committee, which probes...

The head of Lebanon's main coronavirus hospital Tuesday backed the extension of a total lockdown to curb soaring infection figures and save a fragile healthcare system from collapse. "Easing the lockdown cannot occur if the virus is spreading unche...

Tunisia was rocked by a fourth night of street clashes between riot police and youths in mostly working class neighbourhoods, and there were calls on social media for more rallies on Tuesday. More than 600 people had been arrested by Monday over th...

Social media was abuzz Tuesday after India secured a historic fourth Test and series win over Australia by three wickets after a thrilling final day. Here's what the cricket world is saying after India's record fourth-innings 329-7 saw Australia lo...

Four UNICEF schools for Rohingya children in refugee camps in Bangladesh have been destroyed in a fire, officials said Tuesday, with the UN children's agency calling it arson. It was unclear who might attack the schools, which were empty at the tim...

India pulled off a record run-chase in a thrilling final session to hand Australia their first defeat at Brisbane's Gabba ground since 1988 and clinch the four-Test series 2-1 on Tuesday. Wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant starred with a swashbuckling 89 no...

Donald Trump's presidency may be coming to an end, but many far right voters he courted believe their influence on American politics will continue long after he has left the White House. At a pro-gun rally on Monday in Richmond, Virginia, FRANCE 24 ...

Qatar has called for Gulf Arab countries to hold talks with Iran, the foreign minister said in an interview aired Tuesday, after Doha reconciled with its neighbours following a rift. Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who ha...

Brooklyn Nets guard Kyrie Irving bought a house for the family of George Floyd, the African American man killed by police in Minnesota last year, former NBA player Stephen Jackson has said. Jackson, a friend of Floyd who was speaking on the "The Re...

Former French prime minister Edouard Balladur goes on trial Tuesday on charges that he used kickbacks from arms deals in the 1990s to fund a failed presidential run, a case known as the "Karachi affair".

A missing Russian-American climber has been found dead after falling from the world's 12th-highest mountain having refused to turn back in dangerous winter conditions, the company that organised his ascent said Tuesday. Alex Goldfarb pushed on alon...

An out-of-control dumper truck crushed fifteen people to death as they slept by the roadside early Tuesday in western India, authorities said. The dead included a baby girl, eight women and six men, said police official Usha Rada in the Suraj distr...

Syrian mother Dahouk Idriss says she can't wait for US President-elect Joe Biden to be inaugurated Wednesday, so she can finally visit her son for the first time in four years. Biden has pledged that, on his first day in office, he would reverse a...

India need 69 runs off the last 15 overs with six wickets in hand to win the series-deciding fourth Test against Australia at the Gabba on Tuesday. At the final drinks break, India were 259 for four, with Rishabh Pant on 51 and Mayank Agarwal nine,...