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Why are Thailand and Cambodia fighting at the border?

Flora Drury and Gavin ButlerBBC News Reuters Fighting broke out along the border in July Simmering tensions between Thailand and Cambodia have once again exploded

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Nigeria says it has secured release of 100 children

About 100 children who were abducted from a Catholic school in central Nigeria last month have been freed, authorities say. Niger state’s police chief, Adamu

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Staff and tourists among 25 killed in Goa nightclub fire

A fire at a popular nightclub in the coastal region of Goa in India has killed 25 people, according to local officials. Most of the

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New clashes break out between Pakistan and Afghanistan

Border clashes have erupted again between Pakistan and Afghanistan’s Taliban forces, with each sides accusing the other of breaking a fragile ceasefire. Residents fled the

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Travel chaos worsens in India with hundreds of flights cancelled

India’s travel chaos has worsened after the country’s largest airline IndiGo cancelled hundreds of scheduled flights on Friday after three days of widespread disruption across

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Former EU top diplomat accused in fraud investigation

The EU’s former foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has been accused of fraud as part of an EU investigation into the misuse of funds, the

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Delhi hospitals saw 200,000 respiratory illness patients in three years

Getty Images Some hospitals in Delhi now have clinics to treat pollution-related illnesses More than 200,000 cases of acute respiratory illnesses were recorded in six

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US authorised second Venezuela boat strike, White House says

Watch: White House defends Venezuela boat strikes, says Admiral Bradley acted legally A top US Navy commander ordered a second round of strikes on an

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Japanese singer Maki Otsuki stopped mid-show after China row

The abrupt cancellations of several Japanese music events in Shanghai – one of them midway through a song – have sparked criticism among fans, with

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Hundreds dead and missing in flooding across South East Asia

Getty Images Search and rescue operations are ongoing across Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia, with hundreds still missing Hundreds are dead and missing in South East