He said the austerity measures would reduce India’s fuel use and help save foreign exchange.
The Strait of Hormuz waterway remains effectively shut, severely disrupting global energy shipments.
From the moment he swept to power in January 2001 Thaksin, a brash, self-made billionaire, has sought to reshape his country, winning devoted supporters and bitter...
Iranian authorities granted human rights activist Narges Mohammadi bail amid growing concern over her poor health in prison.
With Eurovision facing its biggest boycott in 70 years, questions are growing over the competition’s future.
Inside Iran, the BBC has been speaking to people struggling with the impact of the war. The authorities have imposed an internet ban, but using trusted...
A dissident in Tehran says she feels helpless and under immense psychological pressure.
The National Ministry of Health, meanwhile, has not put forward a definitive theory. “We cannot rule out, in principle, that the infections occurred in Tierra del...
The UN human rights office condemns incident as “‘appalling and emblematic of the dehumanisation of Palestinians” in the West Bank.
Five passengers of the MV Hondius will be quarantined in Paris “until further notice”, France’s prime minister says.
Some resorts enforce allocation rules from check-in to prevent people reserving loungers with towels in the holiday sunbed scramble.
Celebrities, filmmakers and creators arrived at the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) in Nigeria with dramatic trains, sculptural gowns, shimmering fabrics...
