Maldives election: Pro-China candidate Muizzu wins presidency
Mohamed Muizzu ran an "India out" campaign as the current leader favours good relations with Delhi.
2023-10-01 05:20
US one step closer to avoiding government shutdown
House lawmakers approve a temporary funding solution - which excludes new aid for Ukraine.
2023-10-01 03:55
Top Indian diplomat blocked from Glasgow gurdwara visit
Sikh activists confronted the diplomat amid a row over the death of a separatist leader in Canada.
2023-10-01 02:29
'This could be the end of us' - US businesses fear worst ahead of shutdown
Thousands of firms in the US rely on business from federal parks. A shutdown leaves them in the lurch.
2023-09-30 22:23
Biden aides are sure Republicans will be blamed for a possible government shutdown
As Speaker Kevin McCarthy tries to placate his House Republican conference in the fight over spending, the White House is holding out hope that a bipartisan deal brokered days ago in the Senate can eventually overcome the standoff.
2023-09-30 20:20
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenia says 100,000 refugees flee region
Almost the entire ethnic Armenian population has fled the region since Azerbaijan seized it last week.
2023-09-30 18:21
Israeli conscripts banned as guards after allegations of sex with Palestinian inmate
The interior minister said no female soldiers would serve in prisons holding Palestinian "terrorirsts".
2023-09-30 16:49
The Irish matchmaker finding love outside of apps
Every September, thousands travel to County Clare's Lisdoonvarna with hopes of finding the one.
2023-09-30 14:29
Government shutdown only hours away in Washington DC
A right-wing revolt has left Congress unable to fund federal agencies before a Saturday midnight deadline.
2023-09-30 12:46
The complicated senate race to replace Diane Feinstein
California Governor Gavin Newsom must appoint a replacement just months before a scheduled primary.
2023-09-30 08:51
Storm Daniel: Greek farmers fear they may never recover
Greek farmers fear for the future as crops, orchards and herds of animals were lost in Storm Daniel.
2023-09-30 07:48
Sudan conflict: Living in Cairo, longing for Omdurman
The BBC's Mohamed Osman writes about his emotional return after war forced him to flee.
2023-09-30 07:47