Tokyo 2020: Australia’s softball team the first athletes to arrive in Japan
Australia’s women’s softball team became the first international athletes to arrive in Japan for the Olympics when they flew into…
Pakistan intelligence accused of kidnapping critic in crackdown on dissent
By Secunder Kermani BBC News, Karachi Walking to the barber’s one evening, Shafiq Ahmed began to suspect he was being…
Pregnant and unprotected: Indian mothers-to-be living in fear of Covid
By Aparna Alluri and Vikas Pandey BBC News, Delhi Coronavirus pandemic When Jagriti Eadala found out she was pregnant in…
Huawei operating system coming to smartphones in Asia
By Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter An update of Harmony OS, the operating system developed by Huawei, means it will now…
Covid: China’s Sinovac vaccine gets WHO emergency approval
Coronavirus pandemic The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved China’s Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use. It is the second…
China-India clashes: No change a year after Ladakh stand-off
By Ethirajan Anbarasan BBC News, Pangong Tso, Ladakh China-India border dispute Nawang Dorjay spent months on Black Top Mountain in…
‘White fungus’: Drug-resistant fungal infections pose threat to India patients
Soutik Biswas India correspondent Coronavirus pandemic In May, a middle-aged-man suffering from Covid-19 was admitted in an intensive care unit…
Sicilian Mafia: Anger as ‘people slayer’ Giovanni Brusca freed
Sicilian Mafia boss Giovanni Brusca, whose grisly crimes include having a child’s body dissolved in acid, has been released from…
Katumba Wamala: Uganda minister shot in assassination attempt
Gunmen have attacked and wounded Uganda’s Transport Minister and former army commander, Gen Katumba Wamala, killing his daughter and driver.…
Naomi Osaka: Spotlight on media, authorities & player after French Open withdrawal
By Sonia Oxley BBC Sport When Naomi Osaka won the US Open in 2018, she pulled down her visor to…