Undercover footage recorded by the BBC reveals he has been released after serving less than half his sentence.

Undercover footage recorded by the BBC reveals he has been released after serving less than half his sentence.

BBC Eye has discovered a teacher who was imprisoned for sexually assaulting a student in Indonesia has been secretly released early.

Tokyo’s stock market was closed on September 21 for Respect for the Aged Day, leaving the Nikkei 225 without a cash close after finishing the previous session at 65,019, while currency and futures markets focused on the yen, the Bank of Japan’s latest rate hike and intervention risks during Japan’s Silver Week holiday. (News On Japan)

People aged 65 and older accounted for a record 29.6% of Japan's population in 2026, the highest proportion among major countries worldwide, while the number of elderly people in employment also reached an all-time high as Japan marked Respect for the Aged Day on September 21. (News On Japan)

Workers in northern Sri Lanka accidentally uncovered the country's largest mass grave – and reopened wounds from its civil war.

One eyewitness said the scene was so chaotic that screaming could be heard from the other end of the beach.

One eyewitness said the scene was so chaotic that screaming could be heard from the other end of the beach.

Aleema Khanum is accused of mobilising her brother’s supporters ahead of country-wide protests.

Aleema Khanum is accused of mobilising her brother’s supporters ahead of country-wide protests.

While Burnham praised the agreement, Lib Dem leader Ed Davey called it a "pretend" victory for Trump.

Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz's centre-right CDU party in the states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Trump said the updated plans were at the request of the US military and for national security purposes.

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako watched Japan defeat Kazakhstan in a women’s basketball preliminary-round game at the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya. (News On Japan)

Trump said the updated plans were at the request of the US military and for national security purposes.

Moscow's mayor says 450 drones were downed during the overnight barrage, in which two people died.

The chancellor is facing intense political pressure which will increase if his party struggles in Sunday's polls.

Japan's first five-day Silver Week holiday in 11 years has put renewed attention on household finances, with persistently high food prices and a weakening yen threatening to erode the benefits of the government's planned consumption tax cut on food. (News On Japan)

A list of providers with identical promises turns selection into brute-force sorting. The differences do exist; they are just hidden somewhere other than the homepage. (News On Japan)

An oil refinery was also reportedly hit in Moscow, and flights were suspended at two capital airports.