The BBC World Service has launched a temporary emergency lifeline radio programme for Iran in response to the ongoing turmoil ...

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The number of Iranian people killed by government forces in the crackdown on recent protests is now estimated to be at least 6000, with thousands more deaths being investigated by human rights groups.

The UN said "credible sources" had counted more than 400 strikes in the same period.

China has executed four members of the Bai family mafia, which ran scam centres in Myanmar, state media report.

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The election is likely to be a tight contest between established parties and reformist challengers.

England's Lottie Woad is one shot behind leader Nasa Hataoka after the first round of the Tournament of Champions in Florida. The Ming family ran scam compounds along the Chinese border with Myanmar ...

A Lakshmi goddess shrine at Bangkok shopping mall has become a place where young people come to pray for love.

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Pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in jail by the Hong Kong High Court, after he was found guilty of national security offences last December. BBC Chinese ...