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Small town in North California devastated by wildfire

Beverly Houdyshell returned to her home this week in a small Northern California town to find nothing but ashes and debris.

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Brazil protesters call for Bolsonaro resignation

Thousands of demonstrators marched in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro Tuesday, demanding President Jair Bolsonaro resign over corruption charges and what they say is the mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Beirut blast relatives scuffle with riot police

Angered by the lack of progress in investigating the cause of the massive Beirut port explosion, dozens of relatives of victims gathered late on Tuesday afternoon outside the home of caretaker Lebanese Interior Minister Mohamed Fehmi.

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Remains of French general who died in 1812 returned to France

A departure ceremony is held in Moscow for the remains of a Napoleonic general Gudin who died in 1812 near Smolensk during the Russian campaign. The remains are being returned to France.

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Tense scenes in ransacked South Africa supermarket

South Africa remained tense on Tuesday, with police and the military struggling to quell the violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal provinces and at least 32 people confirmed killed in the unrest.

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Building Collapse Search Ongoing

Crews continue work at Florida collapse site

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SA police fire rubber bullets at Jabulani crowds

South African police said on Monday shops and businesses have been looted and vandalised during rioting that broke out following the imprisonment of South Africa's former President, Jacob Zuma.

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Virgin Galactic sucessfully completes first fully crewed spaceflight

British billionaire Richard Branson has reached space aboard his own winged rocket ship in his boldest adventure yet.

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Prisoners in Sydney climb onto prison roof

Prisoners climbed onto a prison roof in Sydney as smoke billowed from a burning section of the building on Monday.

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South Africa: violence and looting in KwaZulu-Natal and Johannesburg

Dozens of people have been arrested after violence and looting erupted in South Africa. Unrest centred on KwaZulu-Natal, where ex-president Jacob Zuma is in jail, and in the economic capital Johannesburg.

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Giant 3D cat becomes Tokyo’s latest photo hotspot

At Tokyo’s busy shopping and business area of Shinjuku, a giant 3D cat is displayed on a 4K billboard to greet people.

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Protesters and police clash in Cuban capital in rare anti-government protest

Clashes between protesters and police break out, with rocks being thrown in Havana as thousands of Cubans take part in a rare protest against the communist government in the capital. The anti-government rallies started spontaneously in several cities as the country endures its worst economic crisis

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California fires advance as heat wave covers West

Firefighters were struggling to contain an exploding Northern California wildfire under blazing temperatures as another heat wave hits the U.S. West this weekend

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Argentina fans celebrate Copa America triumph outside Maracana

Argentines celebrate outside the Maracana Stadium after their national football team beat hosts Brazil 1-0 in the final of the Copa America. "I'm happy like never before in my life," says one Argentina supporter

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Anti-Taliban militia deploy in Herat after insurgents seize districts

Anti-Taliban militia deploy in the western Afghan city of Herat after veteran warlord and former mujahideen Ismail Khan, whose fighters helped US forces topple the Taliban in 2001, vowed to take up arms again as the insurgents closed in on the stronghold

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New York's gladiators fight in Central Park

Once a month, a bucolic corner of New York's Central Park becomes an impromptu battlefield as combatants in full medieval armor vie before picnickers and passersby, in a demonstration of brute strength and swordsmanship

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Pope makes first public appearance since surgery

Pope Francis on Sunday made his first public appearance since surgery last week, greeting well-wishers as he stood on a hospital balcony

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Lithuania border guards erect Belarus border fence

Members of Lithuania's border guard have begun installing a barbed wire fence on the Lithuanian side of the border with Belarus, according to footage released by the Lithuanian State Border Guard Service

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Members of the Baptist community comfort families of 121 students kidnapped in Nigeria

Dozens of members of the Baptist community gathered in Damishi on Friday to comfort and support the families of the more than 120 students kidnapped from a school earlier this week

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North Ireland loyalists light bonfires at start of marching season

To mark the start of Northern Ireland's annual marching season, loyalist groups set alight huge bonfires across the province on Friday evening