The street, sealed off to traffic, was packed with people heading to a shrine for New Year's prayers.

Jair Bolsonaro wants a "national pact" to free Brazil of corruption, crime and economic mismanagement.

Counter terror police are leading an investigation after a man stabbed a couple and a police officer.

As of 1 January, intersex Germans can now legally identify themselves as "diverse".

Paul Pogba, Isco and Adrien Rabiot are among the big-name European players that could be on the move in January.

Andy Murray makes a winning start to 2019 but admits he does not know how much longer he will be able to play top-level tennis after hip surgery.

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Strategic Command, which oversees US nuclear weapons, tweeted that it was "ready to drop something".

Chris Froome will not defend his Giro d'Italia title this year as he and fellow Briton Geraint Thomas say they will focus on the Tour de France.

Officers in Kentucky tweeted their misery after a fire destroyed a Krispy Kreme doughnut truck.

The 11-month-old was pulled from the rubble after a block of flats collapsed in Magnitogorsk, killing 14.

Two knives were found and a property is being searched after the attack which injured three people.

A helicopter rescued eight French people after eight hours spent 52 metres (171ft) above Rennes.

Roger Federer teams up with Belinda Bencic to beat Serena Williams and Frances Tiafoe 2-1 at the Hopman Cup.

Leading owners Paul and Clare Rooney tell trainers they do not want their horses to race at Cheltenham.

Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa says he "underestimated" Floyd Mayweather before his defeat in an exhibition boxing match.

Women in Kerala form a huge "women's wall" after protesters stopped them entering a Hindu temple.

Manager Marco Silva says his Everton side were "too nervous" as they slump to a fourth loss in five Premier League games with defeat against Leicester.

A 50-year-old man is accused of driving into people in Bottrop, injuring Syrian and Afghan citizens.

The New Horizons spacecraft confirms its "healthy" status after a historic encounter with an icy world.

A helicopter was called in to help in Rennes after eight people got stuck more than 50 metres up.