Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The neighbourhood of Burari is reeling from the deaths of the Bhatia family The funerals of 11 members of an extended family – 10 of whom were found hanging from the ceiling of their home in the Indian capital Delhi – will take place on Monday night following post-mortem […]
Image copyright Getty Images Smartphone-maker HTC is to cut 1,500 jobs in Taiwan, about a quarter of its global workforce. The job cuts are part of a “realignment of resources” across the organisation, the company said in a statement. The Taiwanese company has had a tough time competing with the likes of Apple and Samsung. […]
Media captionFinding the Thai cave boys and getting them out Twelve boys and their football coach missing in caves in Thailand for nine days have been found by divers, in a drama that has gripped the nation. They were discovered by two British divers on a ledge in a cavern after a marathon search operation […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Antonio Halili was stripped of his powers over local police after being accused of links to the drugs trade A controversial mayor in the Philippines has been shot dead during a flag-raising ceremony. Antonio Halili was shot in the chest as he sang the national anthem outside the town hall […]
Image copyright Getty Images Reports that North Korea is continuing its weapons programme, despite pledges to denuclearise, have cast doubt on its sincerity in peace talks. The recent reports, based on US intelligence leaks, suggest the country is still upgrading its nuclear enrichment sites, among other activities. So what’s actually going on? What are the […]
Image caption Local residents say the family were a well-integrated part of the community in Burari Eleven members of an extended family have been found dead in a house in India’s capital, Delhi – 10 of them hanging from the ceiling, police say. A woman in her 70s was the only one found lying on […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Nearby buildings were damaged by the force of the blast A suicide bombing in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad has killed at least 19 people, most of them members of the country’s Sikh minority. Police said they had been travelling in a vehicle to meet President Ashraf Ghani, who […]
Image caption The family were well-known in the local community Eleven members of the same family have been found dead in a house in India’s capital, Delhi – 10 of them hanging from the ceiling, police say. At least two of the dead were children. A 77-year-old woman was the only one found lying on […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Divers are about 3km (2 miles) from where they think the missing boys might be Thai navy divers have reached closer to a flooded cave in northern Thailand where 12 boys and their football coach have been trapped for more than a week. They have been helped by falling water […]
Image copyright EPA Image caption Students wore facemasks with crosses to protest against China’s grip on Hong Kong An annual pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong saw one of its lowest turnouts in history on Sunday, amid sweltering heat in the administrative region of China. Protesters were marking the 21st anniversary of the former British colony’s […]
