Brazil's Supreme Court sets September 2 for former President Jair Bolsonaro's coup trial, raising international tensions and ...

Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro briefly left house arrest on Saturday to undergo medical tests in Brasilia, weeks before the Supreme Court rules on whether he plotted a coup to stay in power ...

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has submitted his final defense to the Supreme Court. He stands trial for allegedly ...

Supreme Court will rule on ex-president’s fate in case dividing nation that could result in lengthy prison term.

Boss Alan Sheehan believes Swansea City have pulled off a coup after the completing the loan signing of Brighton midfielder ...

Following days of speculation about the alleged coup plot, Gen Mohammedine confirmed that "fringe elements of the Malian ...

Documentarian Petra Costa explores the political parallels between Brazil and the U.S. in her new film “Apocalypse in the ...

Brazil's Supreme Court will begin deciding on September 2 whether former far-right president Jair Bolsonaro is guilty of ...

Mali’s military rulers say they arrested a group of military personnel and civilians, including two Malian generals and a ...

Mali’s junta says it stopped a coup plot, arresting two generals and a French national accused of working to destabilize the state.

A coup is shorthand for "coup d’etat," a French term that means the overthrow of the government. The key element of a coup is that it is carried out beyond the bounds of legality.

FILE PHOTO: Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro stands at his home while under house arrest, ordered by Supreme Court ...