Young players die in fire at top Rio club
(BBC) A fire has engulfed a dormitory at the youth team training centre of one of Brazil's biggest football clubs, killing 10 people.
Six of...
South Africa Gloria coal mine explosion ‘kills six’
Six people have been killed by a gas explosion in an abandoned coal mine in South Africa, the national broadcaster has reported.
About 20 others...
Pope admits clerical abuse of nuns including sexual slavery
(BBC) Pope Francis has admitted that clerics have sexually abused nuns, and in one case they were kept as sex slaves.
He said in that...
Venezuela crisis: European states recognise Guaidó as president
(BBC) The UK, France, Germany, Spain and other European countries have officially recognised opposition leader Juan Guaidó as interim president of Venezuela.
It comes after...
India favourites for the World Cup – Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar believes India are "the favourites" to win the 2019 World Cup. Tendulkar's comments came two days after his former India team-mate Rahul...
Pope Francis arrives on historic visit to UAE
Pope Francis has arrived in the United Arab Emirates for the first ever visit by a pontiff to the Arabian Peninsula. He landed in...
Tonnes of chicken nuggets recalled in US
(BBC) Tyson Foods, one of America's biggest poultry companies, has recalled a batch of its chicken nuggets after customers found pieces of blue rubber...
Maduro rallies military as Venezuela opposition plans protest
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro hit out Wednesday at military "mercenaries" he says are conspiring to divide the armed forces and...
US hands Venezuela’s bank accounts to Guaido
(AFP) — The United States said Tuesday that it has handed control of Venezuela's bank accounts in the United States to , the opposition leader whom...
Venezuelans ‘live in dictatorship’ under Maduro, says Juan Guaidó
BBC- Venezuela's opposition leader has told the BBC that people are living in a "dictatorship", and renewed his calls for fresh elections.
Juan Guaidó declared...