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The allegations were made after police detained dozens of protesters demanding the resignation of the election chief over changes to voter rolls.

The man accused of trying to take over the Israel-bound jet is named as Hamam al-Hammami by several media outlets.

Thousands of people have turned up at a protest in Mumbai called by the Cockroach Janta Party.

Shoko Kawata's maternity leave drew mixed reactions in Japan, a country struggling to lift birth rates.

The hikes are part of immigration policy changes introduced to manage Japan's growing foreign population.

For many locals on this island, the arrest has brought decades of frustration back to the fore.

The BBC spoke to one of three residents at a care home who were sexually assaulted by a staff member.

India’s toy shops provide an unlikely barometer by which to measure its economic relationship with China.

India's street performers are struggling to survive as audiences shrink and public spaces become harder to access.

Capt Smit Machchhar was attacked by another pilot onboard the Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv.