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A massive flash flood, believed to have been triggered by a glacial collapse, swept through a Himalayan valley last Wednesday, wiping out villages. Nearly 12,000 people have since been rescued, according to Nepal's disaster management agency. But thousands more,...

US Naval Attache Kristopher Robinson rebuffed questions from the BBC about activities that soldiers were banned from doing.Instead, he said the US troops would "conduct themselves in accordance with US law, US naval regulations, and the laws of Thailand"."We're...

Ukraine's president has told airlines that Russian airspace will be "effectively closing" as his country escalates its drone strikes. "We want to warn every airline that uses Russian airspace, every insurer, everyone who still uses key Russian airports: the...

Provisional results announced by the country's electoral commission showed that 70% of voters backed the changes in Sunday's referendum, while 30% voted against them. Turnout was reported at nearly 60%.The new constitution strengthens the presidency at the expense of...

After a record 250 days at sea, the USS Abraham Lincoln has docked in Thailand close to the city of Pattaya. Known for its raucous nightlife and sex tourism, the BBC's South East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head explains the...

At least 16 people have been killed in a bus crash in eastern Egypt, the country's health ministry has said.Another 28 people were injured on the road between Red Sea towns of Dahab and Nuweiba in the South Sinai...

A South Korean court has jailed the former head of a disabled care home for sexually assaulting multiple residents, in a case that shocked the nation.The man, surnamed Kim, was handed a 15-year prison term for abusing three residents...

The BBC's Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries Japan's latest food trend, instant noodles made with cold water. The product has sold out in the country after going viral online. Unlike regular cup noodles, this version is designed to be...

Even before that announcement, Grande had described the Eternal Sunshine tour - which started in the US in June - as "one last hurrah", saying she wanted to take more acting roles after her Oscar-nominated performance in Wicked.That meant...

American forces resumed strikes against Iran on Tuesday, US Central Command said in a statement.It accused the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of "recent attempted attacks" against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and "American service members deployed...