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  • AFP

    Brazil authorities warn of more floods, landslides as new rains hit south

    New rains in waterlogged southern Brazil are expected to be heaviest between Sunday and Monday, authorities have warned, bringing fresh misery to victims of flooding that has killed 136 people so far.State authorities warned late Saturday of the risk of further rising waters and landslides.

  • Reuters

    Indonesia's Prabowo reiterates 'Asian Way' to defuse tension, Al Jazeera says

    As Indonesia’s president elect Prabowo Subianto prepares to enter office in October, he looks set to take a more assertive stance in foreign policy, saying that diplomacy, negotiations, and the "Asian way" have helped to defuse tension. Prabowo, 72, won February's general election by a huge margin along with his running-mate Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, the eldest son of outgoing President Joko Widodo. In an interview with Qatar news channel Al Jazeera broadcast on Sunday, Prabowo said Southeast Asia had experienced wars, foreign colonisation, and interference in internal politics.

  • BBC

    Eurovision: What does the UK have to do to win?

    The UK hasn't won Eurovision for 27 years. Is there any way to turn our fortunes around?