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 ...

Each side claims to have fended off an incursion in the disputed waters near Taiwan. The sudden cancellation of Japanese events in Shanghai have sparked criticism and fanned nationalist sentiment.

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Patrice Talon says the situation is "totally under control" not long after explosions were heard in Cotonou. Drone strikes on a town in South Kordofan on Thursday are said to have killed at least 50 ...

The deaths of more than a dozen poll workers amid India's massive voter roll revision exercise have set off a controversy. The court convicted six others, but cleared Dileep who was accused of ...

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 ...

The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US. The protective shield at the site of the 1986 disaster has lost its main safety function, the IAEA ...

'I had to be my baby's voice to cure her colic' Beanie Smith said it took months to get to the cause of what her baby, Mabel, was experiencing. Plan for homes near cinema recommended for approval ...

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' ...