Countdown to Rio Olympics Opening Ceremony

We hear from our correspondent in Rio de Janeiro as the Olympic torch makes its way to the Maracana Stadium for the formal start to the Games. But security along the route is tight to prevent disruption by protesters angry at the cost of the competition.

Final results are expected in South Africa's local elections, with predictions that the governing African National Congress has lost its majority in key cities.

And upset teachers in Russia after Prime Minister Medvedev tells them if they're unhappy with their low pay, they should leave their jobs.

(Image: Former Brazilian volleyball player Isabel Barroso holds the Olympic torch next to Christ the Redeemer statue Credit: Reuters/Pilar Olivares)