A study of the vaccine's effectiveness against the South Africa variant shows "disappointing" results.

Joe Biden says he will not lift sanctions to kick-start talks over Tehran's nuclear programme.

More than 125 people are missing after floods are triggered by a glacial burst in Uttarakhand.

The country 's main city Yangon sees a pro-democracy rally for a second successive day.

The victims' remains had been exhumed from mass graves following Islamic State genocide in 2014.

The labour minister announces a major reform to the communist country's state-controlled economy.

The couple exchanged wedding garlands 20 metres underwater off the coast of Chennai city.

Nathalie Becquart will have voting rights in the body that advises the Pope on controversial topics.

A rights group says the men are in "mortal danger" in Chechnya, where gay people face persecution.

One of the rare Sumatran tigers is recaptured after being tranquilised, but the other is shot dead.