More than 100 female judges and their families rescued by UK lawyers after Taliban takeover

More than 100 female Afghan judges and their families have been rescued by a team of pro-bono lawyers in the UK following the Taliban takeover. 

TV you can taste – professor develops lickable TV prototype

An invention by a Japanese professor could take us one step closer to a multi-sensory viewing experience.A prototype of a lickable TV, dubbed Taste the TV (TTTV), with the ability to imitate food flavours...

Russia doesn’t want Ukraine conflict but must receive ‘unconditional security guarantees’, Putin says

Russia doesn't want conflict with Ukraine but Western powers must provide Moscow with "unconditional security guarantees", President Vladimir Putin has said.

China locks down 13 million people after city records 211 COVID cases

China has put 13 million people in the city of Xi'ian into lockdown in a bid to control a spike in coronavirus cases.

Ethiopia’s fight to win back looted treasures after descendants of UK soldiers ‘try to sell on stolen goods’

Any historian determined to write a comprehensive account of the life and times of Ethiopia - and those who have lived there - will have to go back a long, long time. 

‘Pillar of Shame’ statue marking Tiananmen massacre torn down

A monument at the University of Hong Kong which marks the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre has been removed.

Former US senator and his wife taken to hospital after fire destroys their $5.5m mansion

A former US senator and his wife have been taken to hospital after their $5.5m mansion was destroyed in a fire.

Booster vaccine programmes ‘likely to prolong the pandemic’, WHO chief warns

The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that "blanket" COVID-19 vaccine booster programmes were "likely to prolong the pandemic".