A controversial new law is dividing Georgia and risks pulling the nation back to the instability that scarred its post-Soviet independence.

Foreign Minister Kamikawa has retracted her comment made on May 18 during an election campaign speech, where she stated, 'What is a woman without giving birth?' Kamikawa acknowledged that her words could be taken in a way that differs from her true intention. (News On Japan)

The BBC's Ione Wells joins emergency services in Rio Grande do Sul, which has seen its worst ever floods.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 19-year-old woman was found dead with multiple stab wounds on Saturday in Hirakata, Osaka Prefecture. A blood-stained knife was discovered near the body. (News On Japan)

Questions remain around the disappearance of a man mixed up in one of the biggest gold scams in history.

The star of viral hit People talks to the BBC about getting death threats for waving a Cameroonian flag.

Two journalists reveal how they bore the brunt of fans' anger after exposing K-pop's dark underbelly.

Taiwan's outgoing president says boosting her country's military was the only way to defy China's threat.

Taiwan's outgoing president says boosting her country's military was the only way to defy China's threat.

Recent weeks have seen an increasingly public rift over how Gaza should be governed after the war.

The Israeli military said Ron Benjamin was found alongside the bodies of three other hostages.

The national guard says it has informed the navy and search and rescue operations are under way.

Narges Mohammadi, 52, speaks out in a message from Evin prison where she is being held.

Narges Mohammadi, 52, speaks out in a message from Evin prison where she is being held.

The Israeli military said Ron Benjamin was found alongside the bodies of three other hostages.

Salome Zourabichvili's said a law that has sparked weeks of protests was "fundamentally Russian".

It comes as a man charged with attempting to murder Robert Fico arrived in court on Saturday.

An estimated 68,000 elderly people die alone in Japan each year, according to recent data. From January to March this year, about 17,000 people aged 65 and over were found deceased in their homes. (News On Japan)

Leonid Volkov says his fight against Vladimir Putin will never end, speaking after a hammer attack outside his home.

Leonid Volkov - in his first TV interview since the assault - says his fight against Putin will never end.