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Tens of thousands of people have turned out to protest in the streets of Myanmar's major cities as part of a general strike called against the military coup. Businesses have...

Small groups of protesters have begun to gather in Myanmar, despite the armoured vehicles which have appeared on the streets of several cities. The military's heightened presence is the latest...

At least 14 people are dead and 150 missing after a piece of a Himalayan glacier fell into a river and triggered a huge flood in northern India. The floodwaters...

A civil disobedience movement in Myanmar is gaining momentum with teachers and students protesting against Monday's military coup. Demonstrators at a university in the biggest city, Yangon, chanted support for...

Hong Kong's High Court has granted bail to pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai, the most high-profile person charged under a controversial new security law. Mr Lai, 73, was remanded in...

A gunman has shot dead three police officers who were called to a domestic violence incident in central France. The suspect, 48, said to be known to authorities on child...

Rights groups have called for an investigation into the death of Karima Baloch, a Pakistani activist living in exile in Toronto, Canada. Baloch, 37, a campaigner from the restive region...

Rescuers are trying to free more than 1,000 vehicles which have been stranded on a highway for two days after a heavy snow storm struck Japan. Authorities have distributed food,...

A snowstorm is set to cause chaos in parts of the US east coast with more than 60 million people under a winter storm watch. The storm is expected to...

Food banks across the country are straining to meet rising demand during the pandemic, even in some of the country's wealthier regions. Karla Candelario, 30, never thought she and her...