The two days of violence at Negombo Prison are the worst prison riots in the country in years.

Tour de France organisers ban spectators from stage three as a wildfire hits the Pyrénées-Orientales region.

Tour de France organisers ban spectators from stage three as a wildfire hits the Pyrénées-Orientales region.

The BBC's Sarah Rainsford is at the scene of one of the blasts to hit Ukraine's capital overnight.

The two days of violence at Negombo Prison are the worst prison riots in the country in years.

Japan’s long-term interest rate briefly rose to 2.83% on July 6, its highest level in nearly 30 years, as investors grew more cautious over inflation, the pace of Bank of Japan rate hikes and the government’s fiscal stance. (News On Japan)

Many people were waving Iranian flags and red banners symbolising vengeance for the former supreme leader's war death.

Victory for the national team against Belgium on Monday could mean the sport takes further strides among American audiences.

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised for remarks he made about popstar Kylie Minogue in a podcast interview last week.

The decision to effectively overturn the red card shown to United States forward Folarin Balogun leaves many unanswered questions.

A trainee monk has been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to Entsuji, a temple in Imari, Saga Prefecture, after a June blaze destroyed its main hall and living quarters, with the suspect telling investigators he had become dissatisfied with the amount of training and the way he was being instructed. (News On Japan)

The dispute has revived one of Punjab's most sensitive political and religious issues ahead of state elections next year.

Tesla has begun full-scale landings of its electric vehicles at Mikawa Port in Aichi Prefecture, choosing a major auto import hub in Toyota’s home region as a new base for shipments to western Japan. (News On Japan)

BBC international correspondent Yogita Limayee meets 12-year-old Fabiana, who was trapped in Venezuela's devastating earthquakes.

A 49-year-old woman in Koga, Ibaraki Prefecture, has been arrested on suspicion of injuring a 42-year-old woman she lived with by sewing her upper and lower lips together multiple times with a threaded needle, police said. (News On Japan)

A 59-year-old worker died after apparently falling about 11 meters into Lake Biwa while helping set up the runway for the Birdman Contest in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture. (News On Japan)

Eastern Europe correspondent Sarah Rainsford explains why Crimea is a target for Kyiv, and why the peninsula matters to Vladimir Putin.

Fabiana was trapped in the rubble of a 10-storey residential building after two earthquakes rocked Venezuela in June.

Fabiana was trapped in the rubble of a 10-storey residential building after two earthquakes rocked Venezuela in June.

Nearly 10,000 soldiers' names are being added to the official database of war dead, a cherished step for many of their descendants.