At least 128 people have died and hundreds remain unaccounted for following the fire which engulfed several tower blocks.

Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in the US to 45 years behind bars for conspiring to smuggle cocaine.

The directive comes hours after Donald Trump said the US will pause migration from "third-world countries".

The issue is thought to affect 6,000 planes, which will need to undergo an urgent software update or have computers replaced.

The attack on Ukraine's capital early on Saturday killed one person and injured seven, city officials said.

The war is being fuelled by regional powers and the US president may have some leverage over them.

The late sex offender maintained contact with wealthy and influential people even after his first conviction.

We visited festive markets in the UK and Germany to check which come closest to the real deal.

We visited festive markets in the UK and Germany to check which come closest to the real deal.

Juan Orlando Hernández was sentenced in the US last year to 45 years behind bars for conspiring to import cocaine into the country.

Senegal's prime minister and Nigeria's former leader say they do not believe the military takeover was genuine.

Senegal's prime minister and Nigeria's former leader say they do not believe the military takeover was genuine.

BBC Verify looks into claims that the Afghan national suspected of shooting two National Guard members in Washington DC entered the US unvetted.

People who left Afghanistan urge the US president not to toughen his stance after an attack allegedly carried out by an Afghan national.

Rights groups gave harrowing details about conditions in Israeli detention centres. Israel has not responded but has previously denied allegations of torture.

Rights groups gave harrowing details about conditions in Israeli detention centres. Israel has not responded but has previously denied allegations of torture.

The three nuns say they were taken out of the convent against their will and placed in a care home.

Izumisano City in Osaka has taken a concrete step toward establishing a “baby hatch,” sending municipal officials to observe operations at Jikei Hospital in Kumamoto, the first institution in Japan to introduce the service 18 years ago. (News On Japan)

An elderly woman without a family registry was found dead from starvation in her home in Takaishi, Osaka, exposing the severe isolation faced by people who are legally “invisible” and therefore unable to access basic public support. The case highlighted deeply rooted structural issues affecting an estimated 10,000 or more individuals nationwide who, for various reasons, were never entered into Japan’s koseki system. (News On Japan)

BYD will introduce an aggressively priced plug-in hybrid vehicle in Japan as part of its bid to expand market share, with the company set to begin domestic sales of its Sealion 6 model on December 1st at a starting price of 3.98 million yen, according to reporting by TV Tokyo. (News On Japan)