Kuala Lumpur metro train crash injures more than 200 passengers

Two metro trains - one full, one empty - collide in a tunnel near the Petronas Towers.


Belarus journalist's father: We're afraid Roman will be tortured

The father of Roman Protasevich fears for his son after he was seized from a plane by Belarus.


Guillermo Lasso: Ecuador's new leader faces uphill struggle

The new president faces a divided Congress and plenty of economic challenges amid the Covid pandemic.


Iran agrees to extend IAEA nuclear monitoring deal for one month

Iran says it is showing "good faith" while talks on saving a nuclear accord continue in Vienna.


DR Congo's Goma volcano: Drone images show devastation

Hundreds of homes have been destroyed in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a volcano erupted.


Indian couple holds mid-air wedding 'to escape Covid restrictions'

The nuptials reportedly took place at the same time as India's official death toll passed 300,000.


Belarus government accused of hijacking plane to arrest journalist

Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary said it appears there were KGB security agents on the flight.


Fish 'not as carbon friendly' as previously thought

Commercial fishing by so-called bottom trawling could emit as much CO2 as air travel, a study argues.


Myanmar: Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court for first time since military coup

Deposed leader of Myanmar is allowed to meet her lawyers for the first time before adjourned hearing.


Samoa's first female PM locked out of parliament by losing opponent

Fiame Naomi Mata'afa holds makeshift swearing-in ceremony in a tent after opponent locks the doors.