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North Korea building border ‘wall’, satellite images reveal
North Korea is building sections of what appears to be a wall in several places...
Egyptian pilgrims 'totally abandoned' in Hajj heat
Hundreds of people are thought to have died amid soaring temperatures at the Hajj...
China should pay for propping up Putin's war - Nato chief
The head of Nato has told the BBC that China should face consequences for supporting...
Too much of a good thing? Spain's green energy can exceed...
The patchwork plains of Castilla-La Mancha, in central Spain, were once known for...
Putin to visit North Korea for first time in 24 years
Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised North Korea for "firmly supporting"...
Susannah's grandad ran Bengal when famine killed millions
"I feel enormous shame about what happened," Susannah Herbert tells me.
India brings back bodies of 45 workers from Kuwait
An Indian Air Force flight has brought back the bodies of 45 workers who were killed...
'Only elegant women allowed': S Korea gym draws flak for...
A gym in South Korea has banned misbehaving "aunties", reigniting a debate about...
Dozens dead as fire engulfs Kuwait residential block
At least 41 people have been killed in a fire at a residential building in the Kuwaiti...
Warning shots from South as NK soldiers cross border
South Korean soldiers fired warning shots after North Korean troops crossed the...
Eight more die as India faces longest heatwave
A severe heatwave continues to wreak havoc in India as the eastern state of Odisha...
Four US college instructors stabbed in public park in China
Four US university tutors are in hospital after they were stabbed by an unknown...
Fire at famous Bangkok market kills 1,000 animals
Around 1,000 animals were killed in a fire in Bangkok's famous open-air Chatuchak...
South Korea to resume loudspeaker broadcasts over border...
South Korea has said it will resume propaganda broadcasts against North Korea for...
'My 17-year-old was brutally killed, but I'm glad she fought...
An abandoned Myanmar military camp sits atop a wooded hill, overlooking a picturesque...