'Mali, Burkina Faso troops carried out almost 150 extrajudicial killings'

The Mali-based United Nations mission, MINUSMA, reports "an increase in serious human rights violations attributable to the Malian security forces."

India's Covid-19 case tally crosses two million - latest updates

The coronavirus pandemic has now infected 19.2 million people and has killed more than 717,000. Here are the latest updates for August 7 :

Several NFL players opt-out of season as dozens test positive for Covid-19

Camps opened for all players on July 28, and the season is scheduled to kickoff September 10 with Covid-19 measures.

Japanese monk releases beatboxing musical outreach amid Covid-19 lockdown

Yogetsu Akasaka reinvents himself during the state of emergency imposed in Japan over the coronavirus pandemic, when both his work as a musician and a monk overseeing funeral and memorial services dried up.