The ad sparked accusations of sexism in China, after featuring a man looking for a partner who is “not tainted by other men”.

Witnesses described people jumping from windows to escape, while rescue teams broke through a wall to save lives.

BBC correspondent Jessica Parker explains some key points of the direct talks between the US vice-president and Iran.

For four days, dozens of Romanian hospitals went offline, as cyber-experts sought to defeat the hackers.

The case from Begusarai in Bihar comes close in brutality to that inflicted on a woman during a sexual assault in 2012.

Aden Duale defied a High Court order to stop building work on a controversial US-funded facility.

The city’s main liquified natural gas (LNG) processing site suffered a “technical accident” in the Ras Laffan industrial zone.

The US vice-president says a great deal of progress has been made after the first round of talks between the US and Iran.

Martha Karua is a lawyer representing detained Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye who is on trial for treason.

The health minister warns many citizens “will suffer”, with temperatures set to peak on Monday.

France has issued red heatwave alerts for around half the country as temperatures soar to record levels.

Temperatures are forecast to peak on Monday, and authorities warn they could match historic highs.

Abiy Ahmed’s party retains its huge majority despite unrest in several parts of Ethiopia and tensions with its neighbours.

The artist, who passed away at his home in London earlier this month, requested just his partner and great-nephew attend.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi breaks the record for the fastest 50-over List A half-century in history on the same day he was not included in India’s one-day international squad.

Millions of candidates face biometric checks and frisking as air force deployed to secure exam papers.

A Tshwane University of Technology alumnus is using artificial intelligence to help young South Africans prepare for one of the most challenging aspects of entering the workplace — the interview process. Banele Mgwevu, a software developer from Etwatwa on the East Rand, studied Information and Communication Technology at TUT’s Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, […]

Ghana has launched a joint programme with the World Health Organization and the United Nations Development Programme — funded by the Government of Japan through the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security — to harness artificial intelligence in improving health outcomes, strengthening system resilience and protecting vulnerable populations. The programme is implemented in collaboration […]

Linen scarves, cotton aprons and dishtowels adorn the entrances to souvenir shops, many of which are run by Bangladeshis whose home country shares Portugal’s rich tradition of textile manufacturing.

Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and set it ablaze, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as the city hosted an annual economic forum promoted by President Putin.

The U.S. military said that Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain that failed or were shot down, and that the U.S. launched strikes on an Iranian facility in response.