The woman who unseated Samoa’s prime minister of 20 years
By Andreas Illmer BBC News Samoa is set to get its first female prime minister, marking the end of unprecedented…
SEG Plaza evacuation: Shaking China skyscraper sends shoppers fleeing
A skyscraper of more than 70 storeys has been evacuated after it started to shake, sending shoppers scrambling for safety…
Cyclone Tauktae: Ninety missing at sea in the wake of storm
Coronavirus pandemic More than 90 people are missing after a barge off the coast of the Indian city of Mumbai…
India’s Covid crisis hits Covax vaccine-sharing scheme
By Tulip Mazumdar Global health correspondent G7 summits The international scheme to ensure equal access to Covid-19 vaccines is 140…
Myanmar election: No evidence fraud in 2020 vote, observers say
Independent observers have rejected claims of voter fraud in Myanmar’s 2020 election, three months after the military took power in…
Chile constitution: Sweeping changes possible as independents win
Chile protests Independent and opposition candidates have a won a key two thirds of seats in the body that will…
Cyclone Tauktae: Covid-battered India braces for landfall
Coronavirus pandemic India’s western state of Gujarat is braced for the landfall of cyclone Tauktae, which is likely to be…
India Covid-19: The ‘tuk-tuk ambulance’ helping patients
India Covid-19: The ‘tuk-tuk ambulance’ helping patients Raj Kumar, a tuk-tuk driver, in India’s capital, Delhi, wants to do his…
China lands its Zhurong rover on Mars
By Jonathan Amos BBC Science Correspondent China has successfully landed a spacecraft on Mars, state media announced early on Saturday.…
Covid: First Australian repatriation flight from India lands in Darwin
Coronavirus pandemic Australia has carried out its first repatriation flight from India after ending its controversial travel ban from the…