Category: 2. World

A leading journalists’ body in India has condemned what it says is the denial of voting and passport rights to a former editor.

R Rajagopal, who worked at The Telegraph newspaper, says, external his passport renewal was held up after his name was…

“I said to myself I’m not going to waste my energy – I’m going to scream when it’s needed, when I hear voices or steps nearby,” she said.

“I don’t know how I kept so calm because my left leg was trapped under concrete. I couldn’t move. My temple…

Afghanistan’s Taliban interim government condemned the act. At least 100 people have been killed or wounded, including civilians, Taliban officials told BBC Pashto.

Pakistan’s information minister Attaullah Tarar said 29 militants were killed in…

The European Union is considering the possibility of providing Ukraine with a new loan of €30-45 bln in the event that the conflict continues after 2027, said Pekka Toveri, the head of the Ukraine – EU parliamentary cooperation committee in the…

Kabul, in turn, has previously accused Islamabad of carrying out unprovoked attacks in which civilians were killed – though Pakistan says it only targets militants.

The two countries had agreed to a ceasefire last October following weeks of deadly…

Venezuelans in quake-affected areas have expressed anger over the state’s response to the natural disaster.

Volunteers are racing to locate survivors who may still be trapped under rubble of fallen buildings.

The BBC’s Orla Guerin reports from…