Belarus protests: Maria Kolesnikova 'detained by masked men'
A leading opposition figure in Belarus has gone missing, shortly after witnesses said she was bundled by masked men into a minibus in Minsk. ...
Russia's Navalny out of coma after poisoning
Doctors treating Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny say he is out of an induced coma and his condition, since being poisoned, has improved. ...
Birmingham stabbings: Manhunt as one killed and seven hurt
A knifeman who killed one man and wounded seven other people in a two-hour stabbing rampage across Birmingham city centre is being hunted by police. ...
Hong Kong: Protesters clash with police over delayed elections
Police in Hong Kong have fired pepper-spray balls at crowds protesting against a government decision to delay legislative elections in the territory. ...
Donald Trump attacks 'slimeball' reporter in war dead row
US President Donald Trump has described as a "slimeball" a journalist who quoted him as saying dead US soldiers were "losers" and "suckers". ...
Coronavirus: Arrests at Australia anti-lockdown protests
Australian police have made dozens of arrests amid anti-lockdown protests attended by hundreds nationwide. ...
Belarus: Tikhanovskaya urges UN intervention to stop violence
Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has urged the UN to help halt the authorities' crackdown on protesters. ...
Portland suspect shot dead by police during arrest
Police in the US have shot dead a man suspected of fatally shooting a right-wing activist during protests in Portland, Oregon, officials say. ...
Germany children deaths: Bodies of five found in flat in Solingen
The bodies of five children have been found in a private apartment in a large block of flats in the western German city of Solingen, police say. ...
Daniel Prude: New York police used 'spit hood' on man who died of asphyxiation
An African American man died in New York state after being hooded by police and held face down to the road for two minutes, body camera footage shows. ...
International Criminal Court officials sanctioned by US
The US has imposed sanctions on senior officials in the International Criminal Court (ICC), including chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda. ...
US election: Biden accuses 'weak' Trump of stoking violence
US presidential candidate Joe Biden has accused Donald Trump of being a "weak" and "toxic" leader who has "fomented" violence in the country. ...
Coronavirus: US passes six million Covid-19 cases
The US has now surpassed six million cases of Covid-19 - almost a quarter of the world's total, according to data collated by Johns Hopkins University. ...
Germany coronavirus: Anger after attempt to storm parliament
An attempt to storm Germany's parliament during Saturday's big Berlin protest against Covid-19 restrictions has been condemned by politicians across the political spectrum. ...
Hurricane Laura death toll climbs to 14 in the US
Fourteen people are now confirmed dead in the United States after Hurricane Laura battered southern states. ...
Belarus: Journalists covering protests stripped of accreditation
Authorities in Belarus have withdrawn the accreditation of a number of journalists who have been reporting on post-election protests there for foreign media outlets. ...
Shinzo Abe: Japan's PM resigns for health reasons
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has announced his resignation for health reasons. ...
Jacob Blake handcuffed to his hospital bed, family say
Jacob Blake, the black man shot seven times in the back by police in the US state of Wisconsin, has been handcuffed to his hospital bed, his family says. ...
Walmart joins Microsoft in bid for TikTok's US operations
The US retail giant Walmart has said it will team up with Microsoft to make a bid for the US operations of TikTok. ...
Christchurch mosque attack: Brenton Tarrant sentenced to life without parole
A white supremacist who killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand will serve life in jail without parole - the first person in the country's history to receive the sentence. ...