Up to 40 Australian women have either taken part in terrorism or supported terrorist groups, officials say. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has said that an increasing number of young women…

There has been outrage in India over a Hindu leader’s comment that Mother Teresa’s charity work had one objective – to convert the poor to Christianity. Mohan Bhagwat is the…

The US has offered a $3m (£1.94m) reward for information on a Russian hacker, the highest the US authorities have ever offered in a cybercrime case. Evgeniy Bogachev was charged…

The head of the United Nations climate change panel (IPCC), Rajendra Pachauri, has stepped down amid sexual harassment allegations. A spokesman for Mr Pachauri told the IPCC that he had…

A Mumbai cinema is to carry on screening an iconic Bollywood movie following an outcry from fans over news its record-breaking run was at an end. The BBC’s Geeta Pandey…

We should colonise other planets to protect the human race, Stephen Hawking has said. Human aggression could bring civilisation and humanity to an end and space travel will give us…

Thailand has passed a law banning foreigners from paying Thai women to be surrogates, after two high-profile cases sparked debate last year. The legislation also bans the use of agents,…

An iconic Bollywood movie had its final showing at a Mumbai cinema on Thursday after a record-breaking uninterrupted 1,009-week run. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge, a romantic comedy, was first shown…

An Indian bride has married a guest at her wedding after her groom-to-be had a seizure and collapsed. Reports said the groom, Jugal Kishore, was epileptic and he had kept…

Scuba divers have inadvertently discovered the largest trove of gold coins ever found off Israel’s Mediterranean coast. About 2,000 pieces dating back more than 1,000 years were spotted on the…