Islamist militants killed at least 20 soldiers and more than 40 civilians and injured hundreds in twin attacks in northeast Nigeria's Borno state on Saturday, residents and a civilian task force fighter said.
Atlanta's police chief resigned Saturday, less than 24 hours after a black man was killed by an Atlanta officer in a struggle following a field sobriety test.
Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving reportedly opposes the NBA restart plan, and he lobbied fellow players on Friday to sit out the scheduled resumption of play as a protest against racism, multiple media outlets reported.
Inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States, solidarity demonstrations were being held in a number of cities around the world on Saturday.
When it comes to the death toll of the COVID-19 pandemic, the comparison between Canada and Australia is shocking. Australia has suffered four deaths per million residents compared to more than 212 in Canada.
Rainstorms have killed five more people in a region of southern Chinese already reeling from heavy flooding over the past week.
For Arisha Hatch, cancelling the TV show Cops was a long time coming — and it should be followed by a reexamination of how police forces are portrayed in popular media.
As protests calling for police reform and an end to systemic racism continue, activists and community leaders say the energy on the streets is shifting into local grassroots organizing focused on changing policies.
U.S. President Donald Trump turned to a timeworn playbook as race-related unrest swept the streets, down to tweeting old Richard Nixon catchphrases about law and order. But the old playbook isn't working. His poll numbers are down. And the country has changed since 1968.
Several neighbourhoods near a market in Beijing are in lockdown after a new cluster of novel coronavirus infections. Here's what's happening with COVID-19 around the world.
Queen Elizabeth's birthday is being marked Saturday with a smaller ceremony than usual, as the annual Trooping the Colour parade is cancelled amid the coronavirus pandemic.
