Barcelona: What next after their humiliating 8-2 defeat by Bayern Munich?

What next for Barcelona after a humiliating 8-2 Champions League quarter-final defeat by Bayern Munich?


Coronavirus: Why Egypt has faced criticism over antibody tests

Egypt has faced criticism for testing frontline healthcare workers for coronavirus using antibody tests.


VJ Day: The forgotten African soldiers of the Burma Campaign

Ghanaian veteran Joseph Hammond, 95, reflects on the horrors of the Burma Campaign.


TikTok: New-found fame for ‘No Fizzy Drink Guy’

An Australian man documenting his addiction to soft drinks goes viral.


Coronavirus: South Africa crime rate plummets during lockdown

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Image caption The police force has attributed the drop in crime to a controversial alcohol ban

Crime in South Africa dropped by up to 40% during the first three months of its lockdown, official figures show.

The police minister said most types of crimes went down between April and June - including sexual assault and arson.

He added that a controversial alcohol ban during the coronavirus lockdown had helped, but that attacks on liquor stores had increased in the pandemic.

South Africa among the world's highest crime rates


US seizes millions of dollars of Iranian fuel bound for Venezuela

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Image caption Bella was one of four vessels that fuel was confiscated from

The US says it has taken control of four Iranian fuel shipments bound for Venezuela in the largest-ever seizure of its kind.

About 1.1 million barrels of fuel were confiscated "with the assistance of foreign partners", according to the Justice Department.

Washington said the shipments violated US sanctions.

Iran's ambassador to Venezuela claimed that neither the ships nor their owners were Iranian.

A judge issued a warrant for the

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Belarus election: Exiled leader calls weekend of 'peaceful rallies'

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Media caption 'Human life is the most precious thing': Svetlana Tikhanovskaya speaks out from exile

Belarus opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has called for peaceful rallies across the country, after she was forced to leave for Lithuania in the wake of a disputed election.

"Don't stay on the sidelines," she said, proposing a broad council to work on the transfer of power.

Alexander Lukashenko has ruled Belarus since 1994 but Sunday's presidential vote was condemned by the

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Nigerian police rescue Kano man locked up in his parents' garage

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Image caption He was found naked from the waist down and unable to walk without support

A Nigerian man has been rescued from the garage of his parents' house in the northern city of Kano, where he had been locked up for three years, police say.

Ahmed Aminu, 30, was discovered after a police raid on the family's residence.

Neighbours had alerted a local NGO about his plight, and the police were then called.

Mr Aminu's father and step-mother have

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Thai protests: Student leader Parit Chiwarak arrested on sedition charges

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Image caption After his arrest, Parit Chiwarak was seen with his mother at the police station where he was taken

Thai police have detained a prominent student leader amid a growing movement calling for political reforms.

Parit Chiwarak, 22, was arrested on the outskirts of Bangkok for taking part in a demonstration last month. Students have held regular protests since then.

They are calling for a new constitution including changes to tough laws banning defamation of the monarchy.

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a former general,


Kushner: Israel-UAE treaty a 'massive change' for the region

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President Trump's chief adviser, Jared Kushner, has said the US-brokered Israel-UAE peace treaty represents a "massive change" for the Middle East.

Speaking to CBS News, Mr Kushner said the deal, unexpectedly announced on Thursday, would make the region safer.

It marks only the third Israeli-Arab peace treaty in the Middle East, and the first involving a

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