Image caption Asia Bibi spent years in solitary confinement after her conviction Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has left the country, officials have…

Image copyright Getty Images Global stock markets have tumbled after US President Donald Trump's unexpected threat to impose new tariffs on Chinese exports. On Wednesday, Japan's Nikkei 225 index lost 1.5% after the Dow Jones…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court Indian police briefly detained more than 50 women protesting at the Supreme Court, a day after the chief justice was cleared of…

Image copyright MANDEL NGAN/Getty Image caption Congressional Democrats will vote on whether Attorney General William Barr will be held in contempt Democrats in the US House of Representatives have decided to launch contempt proceedings against…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionFreed Myanmar journalists reunited with their familiesTwo Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar for their reporting on the Rohingya crisis have been freed. Wa Lone, 33 and Kyaw…

Image copyright Austin Jones/Facebook A former YouTube star has been sentenced to ten years in prison in the US after pleading guilty to a charge of receiving indecent images of children. Austin Jones admitted encouraging…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Left to right: Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Jenner and Nicki Minaj For celebrities, the annual Met Gala is a chance to show the world how famous, fashionable and flamboyant you…

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption US trade representative Robert Lighthizer spoke of an "erosion" of commitments US trade representative Robert Lighthizer has accused China of backtracking on commitments in trade talks, but insisted a…