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Floods ravage Indian state killing 30 and submerging 1,400 villages

Abhishek DeyBBC News, Delhi AFP via Getty Images More than 350,000 people have been affected by the extreme rains At least 30 people have died

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Beijing prepares for grand military parade

Laura BickerChina correspondent Getty Images Beijing is hosting a huge military parade – a show of strength from President Xi Jinping The stage is set

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Australian fugitive being helped to evade capture, police say

A fugitive who allegedly murdered two officers in a small rural town in Australia’s Victoria is being helped by some members of the community, police

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China and India attempt to repair strained ties

Suranjana TewariBBC Asia business correspondent Getty Images Modi and Xi last had a bilateral meeting in 2017 India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in China

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Three dead after protests over death of taxi driver in Indonesia

Michael Sheils McNameeBBC News Tear gas and firecrackers: BBC reports from Jakarta protests Three people have been killed after protesters set fire to a council

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European leaders outraged after Russian strikes kill 23 and damage EU’s HQ

Katy WatsonBBC News in Kyiv and Paul KirbyEurope digital editor Watch: BBC correspondent Katy Watson reports from scene of deadly Russian attack on Kyiv The

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Kim Jong Un to join Putin and other leaders at China military parade

North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un will attend a military parade in Beijing next week alongside Russia’s Vladimir Putin, China has said, in what will

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Tayvis are engaged – what we learned, and how fans reacted

AndrĂ© Rhoden-Paul & Francesca Gillett BBC News Watch: “Please give me an invite” – Young Americans react to Taylor Swift’s engagement “Your English teacher and

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Trump orders removal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook

US President Donald Trump has said he will immediately remove Federal Reserve official Lisa Cook from her position, a major escalation in his battle against

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Hongkongers squawk-off in city’s first bird call contest

The Hong Kong Bird Watching Society hosted its first-ever bird call contest on Saturday, with the aim to promote conservation awareness. It saw bird fanatics