Australia to return 14 artworks of disputed provenance to India
The National Gallery of Australia is to return 14 works of art to India that are suspected of having been…
Covid-19 pandemic: Japan widens emergency over ‘frightening’ spike
Coronavirus pandemic Japan is extending a state of emergency in Tokyo and expanding it to new regions as the…
1991 reforms: ‘A long distance call was like an endurance sport’
Soutik Biswas India correspondent In the summer of 1981, a man who called himself a consultant turned up at a…
Australia house prices soar at ‘unsustainable’ rate
House prices are soaring in Australia’s state capitals as all-time low interest rates and a lack of properties on the…
Malala says girls’ education ‘worth fighting for’
By Sean Coughlan BBC News family and education correspondent “The world is facing a girls’ education crisis,” with more than…
China interest in Afghanistan could be ‘positive’, says Blinken
War in Afghanistan (2001-present) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said China’s possible involvement in Afghanistan could be…
Daphne Caruana Galizia: Malta responsible for journalist death – inquiry
A public inquiry into the assassination of Maltese investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia has found the state responsible for her…
China expanding its nuclear capabilities, scientists say
China is expanding its capacity to store and launch nuclear missiles, US scientists say. Satellite images from Xinjiang province in…
Tokyo Olympics: Simone Biles out of individual all-around final
Tokyo Olympic Games on the BBC Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8 Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC…
Let more Afghan interpreters resettle in UK, say ex-military chiefs
By Jonathan Beale Defence correspondent, BBC News Dozens of former military commanders have called on the government to allow more…