South African police have arrested a 31-year-old man for the murder of a woman whose stabbed body was found hanging from a tree last week, triggering a national outcry. Twenty-eight-year-old... Read more

The South Korean unification minister has offered his resignation over the sharp rise in tensions with the North. Kim Yeon-chul said he took responsibility for the worsening of inter-Korean... Read more

About 1.3 million children in England will be able to claim free school meal vouchers during the holidays, after a campaign by footballer Marcus Rashford. The Manchester United forward, 22,... Read more

US President Donald Trump is due to sign an executive order on police reform, amid anger about the killing African Americans by officers. The move will link federal grants to improved police... Read more

A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus. The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a major breakthrough in the fight agains... Read more

North Korea has blown up its joint liaison office with the South near the border town of Kaesong, both sides have confirmed. The move comes just hours after the North renewed threats of mili... Read more

Three Indian soldiers have been killed in a clash with Chinese forces in Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir region. The Indian army said senior military officials from both sides were “mee... Read more

Zoos, safari parks and drive-in cinemas are set to reopen in England from Monday, the PM is due to announce. Boris Johnson is expected to outline the latest step in the easing of the coronav... Read more

Swedish prosecutors say they believe they know who killed former Swedish prime minister Olof Palme in 1986, but say the suspect is dead. They identified the suspect as Stig Engstrom, also kn... Read more

When US Democrats in Congress proposed legislation to reform the police following weeks of protests over the death of African American George Floyd at the hands of a white officer, commenter... Read more

Bahrain has released a leading human rights activist who was sentenced to five years in jail for criticising the government on social media. Nabeel Rajab, 55, had been held since 2016 and co... Read more

The funeral is getting under way in Houston, Texas, for African American George Floyd whose shocking death in police custody caused global outrage. His coffin will be taken from a church whe... Read more

Honda has said it is dealing with a cyber-attack that is impacting its operations around the world. “Honda can confirm that a cyber-attack has taken place on the Honda network,”... Read more