Assam-Mizoram clash: ‘It was like a war between two countries’
Violent border clashes between India’s north-eastern states of Assam and Mizoram last week left several dead and many more injured.…
North Korea: Kim Jong-un calls for relief in flood-hit areas
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called on the military to carry out relief work in areas recently hit by…
Mozambique insurgency: Key port retaken from insurgents – Rwanda
Rwandan and Mozambican troops have retaken a key port city from Islamist militants in northern Mozambique, the Rwandan military says.…
India teachers’ fight for period leave gathers steam
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi Female teachers in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh have started a campaign…
Tokyo Olympics: Closing ceremony marks end of behind-closed-doors Games
The Tokyo Olympics, postponed and played out behind closed doors because of the Covid pandemic, concluded with an upbeat ceremony…
Tokyo Olympics: Russians win most medals since 2004 despite competing as ROC because of ban
Russian athletes are going home with their most medals since 2004 even though their team, flag and anthem were officially…
Covid in Sydney: Communities feel under siege as troops deployed
By Shaimaa Khalil Australia correspondent “If the objective was to frighten the hell out of the community, I can…
Tokyo Olympics: Sporting drama amid a state of emergency but how will Games be remembered?
By Dan Roan BBC sports editor Tokyo’s spectacular early evening skies, as the light fades and the energy-sapping heat and…
US expands citizenship for children born abroad in win for same-sex couples
By Bernd Debusmann Jr BBC News, Washington The US says children born abroad using assisted reproductive technology can now qualify…
Afghanistan war: Taliban capture regional capital Zaranj
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) A city in southwestern Afghanistan has become the first provincial capital to fall to the…