Men on horseback take part in Brazil's Cavalhada, a traditional festival held in Mateus Leme, Minas Gerais state.
The Cavalhada is the reenactment of the battles between Moors and Christians. The Cavalhada...
Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has died at 86 at San Raffaele hospital in Milan where he was taken last Friday. He was placed in Intensive care after being diagnosed with leukaemia. Silvio...
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) said that the United States plans to rejoin the body from July this year. The U.S. had previously withdrawn from UNESCO at the end of...
Novak Djokovic created history on Sunday when he captured a record-breaking 23rd Grand Slam title with a third French Open triumph, reinforcing his case to be crowned the greatest player of all time.
The 36-...
The road leading to the site of a wedding party bus crash is closed in Australia's Hunter wine region north of Sydney. The accident killed 10 people. The coach driver was subjected to mandatory testing at...
Peru is fighting its worst dengue outbreak on record, and it could intensify further as an El Niño climate phenomenon brings more heavy rains and more mosquitoes. The death toll this...
Iran's supreme leader on Sunday urged the continued cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, while warning against succumbing to "bullying" based on "unfounded claims". The supreme leader...
The EU, Italian and Dutch leaders visited Tunisia on Sunday for talks on helping its troubled economy and on reducing the flow of irregular migrants to Europe. The north African country, now in discussions for an...
The eight edition of the Armada, an international gathering of sailing ships and warships, opened on Thursday in Rouen, in western France.
The event has been taken place around every five years since it started...
A sandstorm hits the northern Iraqi city of Mosul with local landmarks such as the Al-Nuri mosque and the Mosul Bridge shrouded in dust. Last year, Iraq experienced more than a dozen sandstorms, an unprecedented...