Thousands of people have gathered after Friday prayers outside the Jama Masjid in Old Delhi, one India's largest mosques, to protest a citizenship law seen as anti-Muslim.

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Children climb on the back of a three-wheeled motorcycle driven by a man dressed as Santa Claus distributing gifts in a run-down neighbourhood of the Iraqi shrine city of Najaf, on December 19, 2019

Tens of thousands of civilians are fleeing bombardment in Syria's Idlib region, the UN said, as fighting flares in the jihadist bastion fuelling an already dire humanitarian situation.

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British film actor Idris Elba received Sierra Leone citizenship and a diplomatic passport on his first visit to his father's native country.

Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio conferred the passport during an emotional private ceremony at his colonial-era residence in the capital Freetown.

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A ride in a horse-drawn carriage is a classic excursion for tourists and locals in Istanbul, but its days may be numbered as authorities announce a three-month ban over mounting alarm about the welfare of the horses.
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Toxic smoke shrouds Sydney amid a heatwave which has seen an area the size of Belgium ablaze.

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The colossal task of fighting New South Wales' unprecedented bushfires falls largely to a band of doctors farmers and factory workers who at 70,000-strong are the world's largest volunteer fire service.
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Ethiopia is pulling out all the stops, hosting its first gathering of superfans of the classic Volkswagen beetle, who hope to fuel love for the curvy, easy-to-maintain car.

Ethiopia's first satellite was sent into space, a landmark achievement for the ambitious country that also caps a banner year for Africa's involvement in space.

It will send back data on the environment and weather patterns in the Horn of Africa -- a boon for a country dependent on agriculture and forestry and vulnerable to flood, drought and other climate perils.

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