Afghanistan’s female TV presenters must cover their faces, say Taliban
By Simon Fraser BBC News The Taliban have ordered female Afghan TV presenters and other women on screen to cover…
President Rodrigo Chaves says Costa Rica is at war with Conti hackers
The president of Costa Rica says his country is “at war”, as cyber-criminals cause major disruption to IT systems of…
Alaa Abdel Fattah: UK urged to help jailed British-Egyptian activist
By Yolande Knell BBC Middle East correspondent A group of MPs and peers has written to the UK government pressing…
Ratan Tata: Tycoon’s ride in India’s cheapest car wins internet
Indian tycoon Ratan Tata is being praised on social media for travelling in one of the world’s cheapest cars. The…
Trump urges ‘Dr Oz’ to declare victory in cliffhanger Senate vote
Former President Donald Trump has urged celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz to declare victory in Tuesday’s too-close-to-call Pennsylvania Republican Senate primary,…
Navjot Singh Sidhu: India’s cricketer-turned-politician jailed for road rage death
India’s top court has sentenced cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu to one year in prison in a decades-old road rage case.…
Delhi suffers at 49C as heatwave sweeps India
By Sharanya Hrishikesh & Meryl Sebastian BBC News, Delhi Climate change An intense heatwave is sweeping through northern India…
Why Urdu language draws ire of India’s right-wing
By Zoya Mateen BBC News, Delhi Who does Urdu belong to? India’s right-wing seems to think it’s a foreign import,…
Sedition law: India’s Supreme Court puts controversial law on hold
India’s Supreme Court has put a controversial colonial-era sedition law on hold that critics say is used to stifle dissent.…
IndiGo: Anger after India airline removes disabled teenager
India’s aviation minister has said he is investigating a domestic airline after it allegedly refused to let a disabled teenager…