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 ...

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' ...

Benjamin Netanyahu expects to move to the second phase "very shortly", as a Hamas official suggests it is ready to consider "freezing or storing" its weapons. Israel says it is unaware of a strike, ...

The magnitude 7.6 tremor prompts orders to evacuate residents. At least five people have been killed in the most serious confrontation between both sides since July. The half-buried body 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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Israel says it is unaware of a strike, but is investigating the reported death of the child in southern Gaza. Benjamin Netanyahu expects to move to the second phase "very shortly", as a Hamas official ...

Nigeria denies the violation saying the aircraft made an emergency landing due to a technical issue. There is a large police presence in major cities and the authorities have encouraged people to stay ...