French track cyclists gear up for World Championships

The streets of Daegu are near empty as South Korea reports 256 new coronavirus cases, taking its total -- the highest in the world outside China -- to 2,022. More than 90 percent of the new cases are in Daegu -- the city at the epicentre of the co...

Wall Street stocks suffered another weak session Friday to conclude the worst week since the 2008 Financial Crisis on worries the coronavirus will derail global economic growth. At the closing bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 25,423...

Residents of Mexico's capital, where health officials confirmed the country's first coronavirus case and the second in Latin America after Brazil, express worry and insecurity over the virus, which has infected 83,670 people and killed 2,865 aroun...

Only migrants who hold "legal travel documents" will be able to enter Greece, a minister says, acknowledging the "unhappy people accumulating" at the border, after Turkey said it would no longer prevent them from travelling to Europe. Greece has b...

The faithful in Singapore are turning towards pre-recorded services and going online with some churches closed and Catholic masses suspended indefinitely over coronavirus fears.

Rubbish bins and scooters burn close to the Gare de Lyon in Paris, sending thick plumes of smoke in the air. The incident occurred on the fringes of a banned demonstration by opponents of Congolese star Fally Ipupa, who is holding a concert at nea...

Residents of a neighbourhood in northeast Delhi where deadly riots broke out on Sunday say years of inter-religious harmony has been hurt by the violence. One Muslim resident describes how the rioters had burnt his house after having lived in the ...

This week on Africa Weekly we make a splash in South Africa where surfers are increasingly opting for wooden boards over the more common polyurethane foam option, for a smoother, more environmentally-friendly ride. Then we head to the Seychelles, ...

Dozens of migrants flock to buses in Istanbul to reach the Greek border after Turkish officials announced that Ankara would no longer prevent refugees from going to Europe.

Despite declining tourist numbers in Milan, the few tourists in the Piazza del Duomo say they are "not afraid" of the threat of the new coronavirus that has been developing in Italy over the past few days.

Fearing a resurgence of crowds as Covid-19 cases drop, Beijing is not taking any chances, keeping shoppers apart in supermarkets, limiting numbers in parks, and one hair salon is even avoiding doing time consuming hairstyles. In China -- where the...

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus says the UN health agency upgrades the global risk from the new coronavirus to "very high".

Government officials clear debris from the streets in New Delhi following deadly sectarian riots that broke out on Monday. Meanwhile, Muslims in the affected neighbourhoods take shelter after fleeing their homes and attend Friday prayers.

Images of the Infectious Diseases Control Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, where the confirmed case of the new coronavirus, an Italian citizen, is being treated.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Washington's deterrence policy toward Iran is working as he appears before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. "They know if we fight, they'll lose," Pompeo says in his opening ...

Dozens of migrants flock to buses in Istanbul to reach the Greek border after a senior Turkish official Turkish officials announced that Ankara would no longer prevent refugees from going to Europe.

Nigerian Health Minister Osagie Ehanire says the first case of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Lagos, during a press conference in Abuja.

Migrants arrive on Lesbos Island from Turkey, after Turkish officials said Ankara would no longer prevent refugees from going to Europe.

Prince Harry meets with US rock singer Jon Bon Jovi to record a special song at Abbey Road studios for the prince's Invictus Game Foundation for military veterans.

The Secretary General of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, Matthieu Reeb, in Lausanne announces that Chinese swimmer Sun Yang "is sanctioned with an eight years suspension".

Cocaine from South America worth "230 million euros", bound for Marseille in the South of France, has been seized as part of an international police operation, announces Marseille prosecutor Dominique Laurens. Italian police replaced some 90 bags ...

Videographic looking at doping techniques in sport. China's triple Olympic swimming gold medallist Sun Yang was found guilty of refusing to give a doping sample and banned for eight years in an eagerly-awaited judgement from the Court of Arbitrati...

Videographic looking at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. NATO's ruling council will meet Friday for urgent talks on the Syria crisis after at least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an air strike blamed on Damascus.

France's labour, finance and health ministers meet union representatives and employers' unions at the labour ministry, to take stock of the new coronavirus and the measures to be taken by companies.