A year after Lula came to power, his gamble has paid off: deforestation has been halved in the Amazon. But this success comes at the cost of sacrificing another ecosystem that's just as vital to Brazil: the Cerrado.

Maya Rudolph is back with a second season of her quirky billionaire workplace comedy, "Loot", while Oscar winner Robert Downey Jr dons multiple disguises for his role in the Vietnam War spy drama "The Sympathizer". Dheepthika Laurent and Olivia Salazar-Winspear also bring you the latest news from Canneseries, including Michael Douglas's historical drama "Franklin" and a biopic about Karl Lagerfeld.

British actor Idris Elba on Tuesday joined the cast and crew of upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog spin-off series “Knuckles” at its world premiere in London.

We look at reactions as Indians prepare to vote in mammoth elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hailed for having elevated India to the international stage, but criticised for curbing the rights of minorities.

Austrian police have arrested two young couples from Bavaria after they visited the birthplace of Adolf Hitler. Officers took action when they saw a woman in the group performing a Nazi salute.

Taiwan's claim to be a regional bastion of human rights is undermined by its retention of capital punishment, activists say as they campaign to exonerate the island's oldest death row prisoner.