Bipin Joshi tried to save fellow Nepalese students before being taken hostage, his mourning friend tells the BBC. Masanori Aoki stabbed two women in Nakano city before shooting two policemen with a ...

Zion Church, founded by pastor Jin Mingri in 2007, is one of China's largest underground church networks. The move, which is aimed to protect supplies of technology, could raise tensions between the ...

Oslo calls the decision "regrettable", stressing that the Nobel committee functions independently. At least 64 people are dead and scores are missing after tropical storms triggered torrential rains.

Female reporters were excluded from an event at the Taliban government's embassy in New Delhi. Alyssa Healy's brilliant 142 helps Australia complete a record women's one-day international chase as ...

Bosses spoke to a scrutiny panel expressing frustrations with the island's ferry service, DFDS. Singing group boosting health and confidence Road closures for major drainage network upgrades 'No ...

The Treasury says a two-week extension will allow local authorities to consider more detailed data. Public walkway reopens after three-month closure Planners back conversion of former Newson's site ...

Ukraine wants long-range missiles to hit back at Russia - and Donald Trump says he may send Tomahawks. Germany's President Steinmeier will visit King Charles on a state visit to the UK in December.

Former Australia batsman David Warner predicts the Aussies will win the Ashes 4-0 because England will play for a "moral victory". Latest updates from the BBC's specialists in fact-checking, verifying ...

A major hostage and prisoner exchange marks a significant step towards ending two years of war in Gaza. Families say it ends "two years of hell" and a journey of "healing and rehabilitation" will now ...

It comes as the IDF names two of the four deceased hostages handed over by Hamas on Monday as Bipin Joshi and Guy Illouz. A major hostage and prisoner exchange marks a significant step towards ending ...

Andry Rajoelina is said to have fled the country by French military jet but his whereabouts are unknown. Thousands of protesters gathered in the capital to step up pressure on the president to resign.

Police say between 15 and 20 people were involved in the fight. How young is too young to ride an electric bike? Man appears in court after airport break-ins Appeal for witnesses in 'fail to stop' ...