Image copyright Reuters Image caption Pakistan’s army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa (R) endorsed the sentences A Pakistani general has been sentenced to life for spying by a military court that also gave death sentences to a brigadier and a civil officer. The trio were charged with espionage and leaking “sensitive information to foreign agencies”, […]
Media captionBBC’s Laura Bicker explains why Trump is the ‘biggest loser’ from the summit It is being reported across international media that North Korea’s nuclear envoy has been executed as part of a purge of officials involved in a failed summit between the US and North Korea. But there is a reason we treat reports […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ewold Horn had been held by the Islamic State-linked militants since 2012 A Dutch hostage held by Philippines militant Islamist group Abu Sayyaf has been killed as he tried to flee during a battle with troops, the army says. Ewold Horn, 59, was killed by his captors during an […]
Media captionThe waste material was supposed to be recyclable but was found to contain items including soiled nappies. The Philippines has sent tonnes of rubbish back to Canada, after a weeks-long diplomatic spat that saw President Rodrigo Duterte threaten to “sail to Canada and dump their garbage there”. The Philippines says the rubbish was falsely […]
Media captionMr Modi – seen here greeting crowds at his swearing in – retained his seat by a margin of nearly half a million votes Narendra Modi has been sworn in for a second term as India’s prime minister after his party won a landslide majority in the recent election. Thousands were invited to the […]
Image copyright Reuters Image caption A rescue team scours the Danube for survivors after a tourist boat capsized At least seven people have died and 19 are missing after a boat capsized on the Danube river in Hungary’s capital Budapest, state media reported. Thirty-three people, mostly tourists from South Korea, were on board the boat […]
Image copyright family handout Image caption Nusrat was doused with kerosene and set on fire on a rooftop Sixteen people have been charged in Bangladesh over the shocking murder of a teenager who was burned to death after reporting sexual harassment. Nusrat Jahan Rafi, 19, was doused with kerosene and set on fire on the […]
Image copyright family handout Image caption Nusrat was doused with kerosene and set on fire on a rooftop Sixteen people have been charged in Bangladesh over the shocking murder of a teenager who was burned to death after reporting sexual harassment. Nusrat Jahan Rafi, 19, was doused with kerosene and set on fire on the […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption More than 30,000 mainly Buddhist civilians have been displaced in the latest fighting Myanmar’s army is committing fresh war crimes against ethnic groups in Rakhine state, according to human rights group Amnesty International. In a new report, Amnesty accuses the army of carrying out extrajudicial killings, torture and arbitrary arrests […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption More than 30,000 mainly Buddhist civilians have been displaced in the latest fighting Myanmar’s army is committing fresh war crimes against ethnic groups in Rakhine state, according to human rights group Amnesty International. In a new report, Amnesty accuses the army of carrying out extrajudicial killings, torture and arbitrary arrests […]
