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Assam state's leader has blamed Bengali-speaking Muslim vegetable vendors for price spikes. It's absurd but dangerous.

Court says Facebook owner collected data unlawfully using a smartphone app advertised as a way to protect privacy.

Powerful storm rips off roofs, floods low-lying villages and knocks out power as it lashes northern Philippines.

Ministry of Communication and Informatics says it is in contact with social media company about purpose of the domain.

Blinken, who is in Tonga to dedicate a new embassy, is the first US Secretary of State to visit the Pacific nation.

Timothy Shea receives the longest prison sentence yet for his participation in the 'We Build the Wall' scheme.

These are the main developments as the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its 518th day.

A complaint earlier this month triggered the investigation, which will consider whether the practice is discriminatory.

An independent investigatory panel says security forces obstructed their efforts to investigate human rights scandal.

High temperatures and parched ground have sparked wildfires in countries on both sides of the Mediterranean.

Al Jazeera Media Network denounces the Egyptian move to reinstate a number of its journalists on 'terror' list.

UK ambassador to the UN says the 'Russian military may expand their targeting of Ukrainian grain facilities further'.

Observers fear interference in the final leg of the presidential race, as prosecutors target one of the leading parties.

Opposition leader Raila Odinga has accused police of using violence against demonstrators.

State lifts ban on wired broadband internet but social media websites, VPNS and mobile hotspots remain inaccessible.

Rights groups hail the ruling as a 'victory' but note it will have little immediate effect at the US-Mexico border.

Months of mass demonstrations fail to stop the far-right government from limiting the judiciary's independence.

Six men have been convicted for two coordinated attacks claimed by ISIL that shook Belgium's capital.

The Black teenager's killing in Mississippi in 1955 helped propel the US civil rights movement.

Kaur was reprimanded for smashing the wickets after her dismissal and terming the umpiring 'pathetic'.

President Guillermo Lasso orders military and police to take control of Ecuador's prison system after wave of violence.

Qin Gang's removal is seen as an 'enormous shock' as the Chinese government reappoints Wang Yi to the post he once held.

The new law limiting the powers of the judiciary is not irreversible, but the path ahead is uncertain.

The 1955 lynching of Till, a Black teen, and his mother's subsequent activism helped propel US civil rights movement.

Egypt is privatising - but is it enough to please the IMF and get more funding from the international financial body?

The anti-Islam demonstration in Copenhagen comes after a string of Quran burnings in Sweden and Denmark in recent weeks.

Opposition has kept up its demonstrations against what it calls a 'coup' against Tunisia's democracy.

The 10-day Jeux de la Francophonie had been pushed back from 2021 to bring infrastructure up to international standards.

The supertanker, with more than a million barrels of oil, has been deteriorating since 2015.

Incident is latest in a series of recent encounters involving Russian fighter jets and US drones flying over Syria.

Search and rescue operation under way after plane with two airmen on board crashes on island of Evia.

Losses in east Ukraine are felt by soldiers and civilians alike. For many, nothing remains of their homes but memories.

As coca production surges, Indigenous communities in Peru fear addiction and violence are encroaching on their lands.

The central bank chief, Nigeria's longest-serving, has been suspended since June 10 and in state custody.

President Ruto seems unwilling to respect the red lines that keep Kenya functioning amid chronic intra-elite fighting.

The Spanish coastguard reports the death as it saved 84 others, a day after a similar fatal incident near Senegal.

The exodus of big-name footballers making the move from European leagues to Saudi Arabia shows no sign of abating.

Announcement comes a month after Qin Gang's last public appearance, with predecessor Wang Yi taking his place.

Currently packing top wind speeds of 223kmph, Doksuri will make landfall on the Chinese mainland on Friday.

Moscow and Beijing are set to participate in the 70th anniversary of North Korea's Victory Day.

Car and train traffic also disrupted due to fire near Palermo's airport as trees fall and buildings damaged in Milan.

In the UK, people who underwent life-saving surgery to remove their voice boxes sing songs of hope and survival.

The earthquake comes five months after a magnitude 7.8 quake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria.

Harmanpreet Kaur is being criticised after she smashed the stumps and took a verbal swipe at umpires in Bangladesh.

Wildfires, some spread by strong winds, moved across forests and agricultural areas in 16 regions causing 97 blazes.

Sarina Bolden scores Philippines' historic match-winner from their first shot on goal in a 1-0 win.

The occupied West Bank is currently experiencing a period of increasing violence, marked by repeated Israeli raids.

Ratings agency says it expects the country's economy to expand up to 6.4 percent annually between 2024 and 2026.

JPMorgan says US Virgin Islands was also to blame for allowing Epstein's sexual abuse of young women and girls.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission is suing crypto exchange for allegedly operating 'sham' compliance program.