Eiffel Tower evacuated after bomb threat is called in Paris's Eiffel Tower is briefly evacuated after a bomb threat is phoned in, but reopens after police find no sign of explosive.

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko abruptly sworn in for new presidential term Belarus's President Alexander Lukashenko has been sworn in for a new term in a sudden inauguration conducted with no prior announcement.

Tokyo Olympics organisers outline plans to protect Games participants from coronavirus Tokyo Olympic organisers will require athletes to submit to a COVID-19 test before and upon arrival in Japan and detail where in the country they will travel to as part of proposed measures to protect those at the delayed Games from coronavirus.

Alexei Navalny mocks reports involving Vladimir Putin as he is discharged from hospital after 24 days in intensive care Poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny mocks reports involving Vladimir Putin after being discharged from the German hospital he was airlifted to while in a coma.

Malaysian Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim plans new government with 'formidable majority' backing Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim says he has secured a majority in parliament to form a new government that is "strong, stable and formidable" and is seeking an audience with the King to formalise his appointment as prime minister.

Why do some international students fake their kidnapping to trick their own parents? Chinese students in Australia are falling victim to a scam that sees them stage their own abductions in order to secure large ransoms for criminal syndicates. This is how it happens.

Mike, Mark and Isabelle are just three victims of the world's deadliest coronavirus outbreak At the beginning of the pandemic, top US diseases expert Anthony Fauci warned coronavirus could kill as many as 200,000 Americans. Five months later, with the country's outbreak still raging, the United States has passed that milestone.

China, the world's top global emitter, aims to go carbon-neutral by 2060 Chinese President Xi Jinping says his country will aim to stop contributing to climate change by 2060 despite heavily relying on coal, one of the most carbon-intensive fossil fuels, for electricity.

Drug trafficker digs hole from jail cell, gets into sewage system and pops up on street outside A man under death sentence for drug trafficking who escaped from a jail on the outskirts of Indonesia's capital Jakarta by tunnelling through the sewage system is yet to be found, police say.

Vietnam has succeeded in smashing its second wave of coronavirus. But at what cost? The South-East Asian nation of more than 95 million people has recorded a total of just over 1,000 COVID-19 cases — roughly the same as Queensland.

Beirut was a haven for drag queens. The blast has left them with nowhere to go In a country where homosexuality was still recently a criminal offence, one Beirut neighbourhood became a thriving, bohemian haven filled with drag queens and queer-friendly nightclubs. The devastating blast in August has left many residents with nowhere to dance, work or live.

'Perilous turning point': Boris Johnson reveals new UK coronavirus restrictions British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces a range of new measures to tackle the fast-spreading second wave of coronavirus infections in the United Kingdom.