The certificate will only be available to those who have received both doses of the vaccine. So far, that's 2.2% of the population. They are able to download documentation via the government website. The system went live on Friday morning, and by Mo...

The US is the worst-affected country in the world when it comes to deaths and cases, and accounts for 1 in 5 of the global fatalities.

Hong Kong's chief executive gave support to electoral changes that would likely cement Beijing's control over the city's politics.

Melia, chairman of the United National Movement, is accused of organising “mass violence” during anti-government protests in 2019.

Mijalkov, a first cousin of conservative former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski, is accused of masterminding phone taps on more than 20,000 people, including politicians, judges and journalists between 2006-2016.

On February 18, 2021, Facebook hit back at publishers and the government with a sudden decision to block news on its platform across the entire country.

"The money hasn't been thrown to the wind," Lukashenko told Putin amid reports he had come to Russia seeking another loan for Belarus.

The world’s most famous electronic music duo, Daft Punk, have announced they are splitting up.

The official Facebook page of Myanmar's military was removed for "repeated violations", the social network said.

"Government modellers have indicated opening schools, both primary and secondary, will probably increase the infection rate at a time when we're not getting anything like enough protection from the vaccine."

Sweden's Security Service says that Russia is "one of the main intelligence threats" against the country.

The UK is temporarily banning all Boeing 777 planes with a specific type of engine after an aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in the US.

Police were alerted after a resident heard a baby crying from an underground waste container. The newborn girl is in a "stable" condition in hospital.

From one extreme to another, the temperatures across Europe have been on a rollercoaster journey this winter.

Two people in the Netherlands were injured by debris after a Boeing 747 cargo flight suffered an engine fire after taking off from Maastricht on Saturday.

The Italian ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo and an Italian carabineri police officer were killed on Monday while traveling in the DRC in a UN convoy, the Foreign Ministry said.

Boris Johnson unveiled plans to open shops and hairdressers by April 12, and lift almost all COVID restrictions by June 21, if conditions allow.

The EU foreign affairs council meeting follows Josep Borrell's trip to Moscow and the recent tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats.

The Civil Disobedience Movement called for people to unite on Monday for a “Spring Revolution.”

Hasél was jailed for nine months last week over lyrics and comments deemed insulting to Spain's king and that glorified violence.

Hundreds of people attended an outdoor service in Christchurch, which continues to rebuild from the magnitude 6.3 quake that destroyed much of its downtown.

The hall in Sweden is known for hosting the Nobel Prize banquets.

A former resident of a refugee home in Austria has saved it from developers.

Amid another enforced closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Louvre in Paris is using the absence of visitors as a chance to refurbish.

Ceremonies were held across Italy to remember virus victims on the anniversary of the first known COVID death in the country.

Iran’s parliament in December approved a bill that would suspend part of UN inspections of its nuclear facilities if European signatories do not provide relief from oil and banking sanctions by Tuesday, February 23.

The UK is aiming to speed up its coronavirus vaccination programme, which is already well ahead of its European neighbours.

Deadly violence struck the elections in Niger, where voters returned to polls on Sunday for the second round of voting in presidential elections.

Novak Djokovic beats Daniil Medvedev to claim ninth Australian Open title

Like other birds, flamingos swallow small pebbles to aid digestion but can’t distinguish between pebbles and the lead pellets.

One resident said he saw a massive piece of debris fly past his window and into his truck, crushing the cab and pushing the vehicle into the dirt.

Protesters have been calling for the release of the rapper since he was arrested earlier this week, in a case that has ignited a free speech debate in Spain.

Dimitris Lignadis, a well-known stage actor and director in Greece, turned himself in to police on Saturday afternoon.

An anti-fascist counter protest gathered near the Generation Identity demonstration in Paris, but the two rallies were largely peaceful.

In a ceremony on Sunday, Codogno will mark one year since it recorded the first locally acquired case of COVID-19 in Italy.

Friedrich Karl Berger, 95, who moved to Tennessee in 1959, admitted to being a former concentration camp guard. He denies being an alleged "accomplice" in the deaths of camp prisoners.

Rescue workers in Myanmar said two protesters have died after being fired on by security forces during an anti-junta rally in Mandalay.

Here is our round-up of the week's biggest news stories as captured through the lens' of photographers around the world.

The release of Drareni and pro-democracy activists advocating for reform in Algeria is being seen as a step to appease protesters in the country.

The scandal erupted after journalist Horacio Verbitsky said he received preferential treatment from the health ministry to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

This trend has caught students from all countries seeking company as they work through the health crisis alone.

The American space agency promises more photos in the next few days and possibly also an audio recording of the historic descent.

Wopke Hoekstra sparked anger after posting a photo of himself on Twitter with Sven Kramer, the winner of four Winter Olympics speed skating gold medals. His outing breached the Dutch coronavirus restrictions.

In his first big appearance on the global stage, the US President pledged to repair a relationship that had become strained under his predecessor.

"One thing is clear - Albania and Kosovo must be brought closer on all levels and must cooperate as two countries that share one common goal,” said Minister of State for Relations with Parliament, Elisa Spiropali.

A weapons dealer in the Czech Republic has firmly denied rumours it has sold arms to police in Hong Kong.

Finland’s ninth-largest city is, with its modest population of just 120,00 inhabitants, not used to being a capital. But this year is different. Here's why.

Unreported Europe takes a look at how rubbish is ending up in rivers in Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, and Montenegro. Environmentalists have condemn this situation, which has been happening for the last 25 years.

Abdelmadjid Tebboune said the detainees would be pardoned in an announcement marking the second anniversary of the protests that forced out his predecessor

Investigators in Germany believe there may be a connection between three mail bombs sent to food and drink companies this week.