Tokyo has vowed a 'calm and resolute' response as tensions with Beijing continue to escalate. The Legislative Council election is seen as a test of public sentiment following a deadly fire.

The thieves enter the library in normal opening hours, stuffing the art works into a canvas bag. Alfredo Díaz, 56, died in prison cell on Saturday, human rights groups say, prompting opposition outcry ...

Priority skills areas were identified after the scheme's panel met on 20 August. Cardiff's Sala court case against Nantes to begin Minister admits health budget is 'concerning' Plans approved for pub ...

The 7.6 magnitude tremor prompts tsunami warnings and orders to evacuate residents. At least five people have been killed in the most serious confrontation between both sides since July. Barnaby Joyce ...

Repair scheme an 'antidote to throwaway culture' A restoration and repair scheme at an eastern tip will upcycle items destined for the scrap heap. Digital artwork offers 'modern spin' on folklore ...

The BBC spoke to under-16s in Sydney, Brisbane and Canberra who will be banned from social media from December 10. Barnaby Joyce's decision was welcomed by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, whose ...

One year into his rule Syria's leader has won over Trump and much of the West, but at home people know his weaknesses. For the past two years all public Christmas celebrations have been cancelled in ...

The deaths of more than a dozen poll workers amid India's massive voter roll revision exercise have set off a controversy. Twenty-five people were killed in a fire at a nightclub in India's Goa early ...

Europe's leaders are trying to avoid alienating Donald Trump while fighting for Ukrainian sovereignty and future continental stability. Volodymyr Zelensky and the leaders of France, Germany and the UK ...

She was given medical attention on the beach, before being taken to hospital, where she died. Election manifesto dress unveiled at adult panto Drop in cream sales at dairy as shoppers cut back Deputy ...

Nigeria sent fighter jets to help oust the mutineers from the national broadcaster and a military camp. Details of the release of the schoolchildren are still unclear and 165 people remain unaccounted ...

Forecasters warn of heavy rain overnight and "severe coastal overtopping" due to gales on Tuesday. Road re-opens after landslip caused by rain cleared Minimum wage rise 'represents a national crisis' ...