BBC international correspondent Quentin Sommerville travelled to Culiacán in northern Sinaloa state following an explosion in violence.

The NYPD is looking for four people they say injured officers with snowballs, in behavior the commisioner called "disgraceful".

The Japan Fair Trade Commission has conducted an on-site inspection of Microsoft’s Japanese subsidiary on suspicion of violating the Antimonopoly Act by potentially restricting the use of rival services. (News On Japan)

The identity of those on board the vessel remains unclear.

Marielle Franco's murder at the age of 38 in Rio de Janeiro sparked protests across Brazil.

Marielle Franco's murder at the age of 38 in Rio de Janeiro sparked protests across Brazil.

The release comes on the same day as the death of the coup leader, Antonio Tejero Molina.

In what appears an extraordinary coincidence, the coup leader has died on the same day as the document release.

Dezi Freeman fled into bushland after allegedly gunning down two police officers in August.

Conspiracist Dezi Freeman hasn't been seen again – but people in the small town of Porepunkah want closure.

This is the first time that a pope will visit Algeria, whose population is mostly Muslim.

This is the first time that a pope will visit Algeria, whose population is mostly Muslim.

Culiacán in northern Mexico has seen a surge in violence as rival factions of the Sinaloa cartel battle for control.

Culiacán in northern Mexico has seen a surge in violence as rival factions of the Sinaloa cartel battle for control.

Food delivery service Wolt announced that it will withdraw from Japan on March 4th as competition in the domestic delivery market intensifies. (News On Japan)

The so-called solidarity contribution will go to each of the 115 injured and the families of the 41 who died.

A drone capturing aerial footage of a waterfall in Koka City, Shiga Prefecture, suddenly plunged from the sky after being attacked by a hawk, destroying equipment worth around 100,000 yen but leaving the operator with what he described as 'the best footage.' (News On Japan)

A real estate executive with alleged ties to an organized crime group was arrested on suspicion of defrauding elderly victims by selling apartments at several times their market value and extracting large sums of cash, in a case that authorities say caused total losses exceeding 700 million yen. (News On Japan)

A long-awaited spell of steady rain fell across Japan following a record stretch of low precipitation, offering much-needed relief to farmers and manufacturers that had struggled with water shortages. (News On Japan)

Kyoto City on February 25th unveiled a draft plan for a “citizen-priority pricing” system for municipal buses, under which fares for residents would be lowered while non-residents, including tourists, would pay higher rates, as officials seek to balance overtourism with daily life for locals. (News On Japan)