Police have used tear gas to stop protesters from approaching a football stadium during a Brazil-Uruguay Confederations Cup match. About…
Pope Francis has set up a commission of inquiry to review the activities of the Vatican bank, following recent scandals.…
Ecuador officials say it could take months to rule on an asylum bid by fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden. Foreign Minister…
Australia's PM Julia Gillard has been ousted by Kevin Rudd as leader of Labor Party. Kevin Rudd won by 57…
Brazil's Congress has rejected proposed constitutional amendment PEC 37 that was a key grievance of protesters who took to streets…
Leading South African cleric Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has prayed for ex-President Nelson Mandela's "peaceful end" as he remains in a…
Three Chinese astronauts on Shenzhou-10 spacecraft have returned to Earth in a capsule that has landed safely after a 15-day mission…
Former President Nelson Mandela's medical condition remains unchanged, the South African government has announced. Nelson Mandela, 94, has been in…
German proposal to postpone further EU membership talks with Turkey for about four months has been backed by EU foreign…
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says Russia has had no involvement in the travel plans of fugitive intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.…