The death of a 24-year-old Indian woman, who had set herself on fire last week after alleging harassment by police and judiciary at the behest of an MP she had accused of rape, has once agai... Read more
Investigators in Thailand are hunting for a now-sacked police chief after a video went viral showing the apparent torture and killing of a drug suspect. Police searched the Bangkok luxury es... Read more
The World Bank has halted funding for projects in Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control of the country. It cited concerns over how the Taliban’s takeover will impact “the... Read more
German police have begun an attempted murder investigation after six people were taken to hospital in a case of suspected poisoning at Darmstadt Technical University. They had all had food o... Read more
Working women in Afghanistan must stay at home until proper systems are in place to ensure their safety, a Taliban spokesman has told reporters. “It’s a very temporary procedure,... Read more
The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) secretly met the leader of the Taliban in Kabul in Monday, sources have told US media. Neither the Taliban nor the CIA would confirm the... Read more
At least 22 people have been killed and dozens more are missing following flash floods in the US state of Tennessee. Rescue crews are searching for more than 50 people in rural Humphreys Cou... Read more
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said further sanctions may be imposed on Russia if it uses a controversial gas pipeline against Ukraine. Mrs Merkel, on her final visit to Kyiv before lea... Read more
Police are investigating an “active bomb threat” near the Congress building in Washington DC. US Capitol Police said they were negotiating with the driver of a suspicious vehicle... Read more
US troops are taking control of Kabul’s international airport, while desperate residents try to flee the city after the Taliban seized Afghanistan. The US military has secured the site... Read more
Afghan students offered scholarships by the UK government to study here from next month have been told they will not now be able to take up their places. Chevening Scholarships enable p... Read more
More than one million people have been told to evacuate their homes amid heavy rainfall in parts of Japan. Highest-level rain warnings have been issued in a number of prefectures, including... Read more
A man suspected of killing five people before turning the gun on himself has been named locally as Jake Davison. Three females and two males were shot in the Keyham area of the city on Thurs... Read more
Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong has been released from a South Korean prison and is now on parole. He served 207 days in jail – just over half the sentence he received after being convicted... Read more
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