Vatican excommunicates hundreds of thousands of splinter sect followers

Iran prepares to bury slain supreme leader with week of mass mourning

On Saturday, Khamenei's remains will be taken to ​a Tehran mosque for the first stop in a national funerary tour. The bodies of his daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter, as well as the widow of the ​new leader, his son Mojtaba, ⁠who were all killed in the same strike, will be carried alongside.

US Supreme Court supercharges its 'shadow docket,' dividing the justices

Man accused of ordering Daphne Caruana Galizia murder paid hitmen’s legal fees, court hears

Yorgen Fenech said to have spent €400,000 on fees for men convicted of car bombing that killed investigative journalistA businessman accused of commissioning the murder of the Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia spent more than €400,000 (£343,000) on legal fees for the hitmen convicted of her...

Delhi to get first radiation-shielded underground command centre for nuclear emergencies

A tender has been floated for the project, inviting bids for the construction of the new DFS headquarters.

China respects choice of Bangladeshi people for independent development path: Envoy

The current government in Bangladesh has taken a more positive and constructive position on the Taiwan question than the previous governments, he says

‘Why is your cat blue?’: Wilbur, the pet who changed colour, puzzles owners

Family search for answers on social media after their furry friend returned home with an unusual makeoverWilbur the cat is usually a rather elegant grey, black and white creature so his human family were, to say the least, a little taken aback when she arrived back home bright blue.Concern that Wilb...

China keen to build Bangladesh-China-Myanmar Economic Corridor for greater regional connectivity: Envoy

Yao Wen says cooperation may expand beyond three countries.