At least fifteen people were killed and another four injured in attacks by suspected Muslim rebels in Thailand’s violence-wracked south, an army spokesman said on Wednesday, the largest death toll in years. The Malay-Muslim south has been in the grip of a bloody insurgency that has

A revenue official has been burnt alive in her office in the southern Indian state of Telangana over a property dispute, police said. Vijaya Reddy died from her injuries at the scene of the attack on Monday. One of her staff, who was burnt while trying to save her, died on Tuesday.

The US has begun the process of withdrawing from the Paris Agreement, as other countries expressed regret and disappointment at the move. The Trump administration formally notified the United Nations on Monday of its intention to exit the deal, BBC reported.  The notification

Turkey claims to have captured the sister of killed Isis leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and is interrogating her and her husband and daughter-in-law, who were also detained. A senior Turkish official told Reuters that Rasmiya Awad, 65, was seized on Monday during a raid near the

At least three people were reportedly shot dead when protesters attacked the Iranian consulate in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala on Sunday night. The protesters, who demanded that Iran stop interfering in Iraq's internal affairs, climbed the consulate's walls. There were

As north India battles severe levels of pollution, state authorities have deployed an air purifier at the Taj Mahal to save the iconic monument, officials said on Sunday. The air purifier van deployed by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) has capacity to purify 15 lakh

Yvette Lundy, a well-known member of the French Resistance and a Nazi concentration camp survivor, has died at the age of 103. Authorities said she died on Sunday in the northern French town of Epernay. Ms Lundy supplied fake papers to Jewish families, men fleeing forced labour, and

US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut federal funding for the wildfires sweeping California, in a Twitter spat with the state's governor. Nearly 100,000 acres have been destroyed by wildfires in recent weeks, and thousands have been forced from their homes. Mr Trump

The Indian capital, Delhi, has launched a car rationing system as it battles hazardous levels of pollution. Private cars with even and odd number plates will only be allowed on roads on alternate days from 4 to 15 November, officials said. The system was introduced in 2016 and 2017

McDonald's has fired its chief executive Steve Easterbrook after he had a relationship with an employee. The US fast food giant said the relationship was consensual, but Mr Easterbrook had "violated company policy" and shown "poor judgement". In an email to staff, the British

Protesters have blocked the main thoroughfares in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, as mass anti-government protests continue. Demonstrators were seen parking cars at key junctions of the city as police looked on without intervening. Since 1 October, tens of thousands of people have taken

Saudi Aramco has confirmed it is planning to list on the Riyadh stock exchange, in what could be the world's biggest initial public offering (IPO). The state-owned oil giant made the announcement on Twitter (in Arabic), without giving any further details. Business sources say

A car bomb exploded in a northern Syrian town along the border with Turkey on Saturday killing 13 people, Turkey’s Defense Ministry said. The ministry said about 20 others were wounded when the bomb exploded in central Tal Abyad, which was captured last month by Turkey-backed

A thick blanket of smog covered the Delhi skyline despite light showers in different parts of the city early Sunday morning. Although the mild spell led to a marginal drop in the Air Quality Index (AQI), the pollution levels continued to remain in "severe category", with the Air Quality

Militants in north-east Mali have killed 53 soldiers and one civilian in an attack on a military post, the government said. This makes it one of the deadliest assaults of the past decade. In a tweet, the army described it as a "terrorist attack". Mali has suffered violence since

Boris Johnson has rejected the suggestion from Nigel Farage and Donald Trump that he should work with the Brexit Party during the election. The Tory leader told the BBC he was "always grateful for advice" but he would not enter into election pacts. His comments come after the US

All 39 people found dead in a refrigerated lorry in Essex were Vietnamese nationals, police have said. The victims were found in a container on an industrial estate last week and were initially thought to be Chinese. But Essex Police said it was now in "direct contact with a number

Kuwaiti authorities say they have officially summoned the owners of several social media accounts used to sell domestic workers as slaves. A BBC News Arabic investigation found online slave markets on apps provided and made available by Google and Apple, including Facebook-owned

Five million masks are being distributed at schools in India's capital, Delhi, after pollution made the air so toxic officials were forced to declare a public health emergency. A Supreme Court mandated panel imposed several restrictions in the city and two neighbouring states, as

A 50 kilometre-long (31 mile) wildfire is advancing across Brazil's Pantanal wetlands. The governor's office in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul said the fire was "bigger than anything seen before" in the region. At least 50,000 hectares of vegetation have already been