The Jagannath temple in Puri has been among Hinduism's most sacred shrines for 1,000 years. Can an upstart challenge it?

Chinese military to showcase advanced fighter planes, missile systems on 80th anniversary of end of World War II.

Charges against Choguel Maiga comes as the military intensifies a crackdown on dissent in the West African country.

Australia's Home Affairs minister says 'strength is not measured by how many people you can blow up'.

Israeli PM accuses French president of stirring anti-Semitism, and claims Australian PM has abandoned Australian Jews.

North Korean leader's sister rejects peace overtures from South Korea, denouncing its ongoing military drills with US.

Here are the key events on day 1,273 of Russias war on Ukraine.

Release of senior Israeli official facing serious child sex charges in Nevada stirs controversy and raises questions.

Disillusioned with Seoul's work-to-survive lifestyle, a group of Koreans find refuge in the rural 'Don't Worry Village'.

Police in western Afghanistan's Herat province say the accident was due to the bus's 'excessive speed and negligence'.

Sheinbaum's remarks come in response to the US unveiling a 'bold bilateral initiative' to combat drug trafficking.

Real Madrid open their La Liga season with a nervy 1-0 home win against Osasuna at Santiago Bernabeu.

Israel bombards Gaza City, where many are trapped, as ceasefire deal Hamas has accepted hangs in balance.

Boluarte, Peru's first female president, has faced investigations into protest deaths and alleged illicit enrichment.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says in Yerevan that 'governance in the Caucasus region must remain Caucasian'.

Such attacks have become common in Nigeria's northwestern, north-central regions where local herders and farmers clash.

Experts warn that the water crisis in the country's south will worsen, unless there is urgent government action.

Ties between the two nuclear-armed Asian powers have made 'steady progress', India's PM Modi says.

Former champion boxer Chavez Jr is deported by the US, facing charges of arms trafficking and organised crime in Mexico.

The country's weather agency expects temperatures to fall and humidity to rise, but adverse conditions remain in south.

Both sides accuse the other of violating the terms of an earlier deal mediated by Qatar.

While details of the agreement are not clear, the flight attendant union said that 'unpaid work is over'.

A surprise alliance has allowed the RSF into the Nuba Mountains, and changed life for those who sought shelter there.

Lebanese army discovered a factory in the eastern Bekaa Valley with large amounts of the addictive stimulant inside.

Army says military doctors are treating survivors and engineers are repairing damaged infrastructure.