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Nearly a million angry customers of India’s Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative bank are panicking as they struggle to access their money. The bank is under investigation for alleged fraud totalling $500m (£390m), with police in India’s financial capital Mumbai arresting its managing director last month. Its customers, who have been protesting for weeks, have been […]

A Hong Kong protester was shot in the torso by a policeman during a rush hour demonstration, in an incident that was livestreamed on Facebook by a local news outlet. Meanwhile a man was set on fire while arguing with protesters, while a policeman was filmed riding his motorcycle into a crowd of demonstrators. The

Bolivian President Evo Morales has resigned amid turmoil following his disputed re-election last month. In a televised address, Mr Morales said he would resign as president, and urged protesters to “stop attacking the brothers and sisters, stop burning and attacking”. Protesters gathered in the country’s capital, La Paz, and chanted “yes we could” and “Bolivia”

She grew up in a poor neighbourhood of Sao Paulo, Brazil, surrounded by drugs and violence, losing her own father to addiction as a child. But against all the odds, Tabata Amaral became a congresswoman last year aged just 24. Within months, a video of her grilling the education minister went viral. The incident made

Durwood Zaelke’s eye for an environmental “quick fix” has arguably saved the world half a degree Celsius of warming. The former environmental lawyer is the little-known driving force behind what’s been called the most successful climate treaty ever, the Montreal Protocol. The BBC’s Hannah Long-Higgins meets him and finds that there are deeply personal reasons

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Japan’s capital, Tokyo, to celebrate the enthronement of the country’s Emperor Naruhito. Dancers, musicians and flag-waving well-wishers marked the occasion. The parade was originally scheduled for 22 October but postponed after more than 80 people were killed when Typhoon Hagibis slammed into Japan and caused widespread damage. Source

Descendants of those who experienced the rise and fall of the Berlin Wall have been given the chance to step inside photographs and be transported back to virtual recreations of their families’ stories. The virtual reality project used hundreds of photos to reconstruct 3D models. The Berlin Wall divided the German city from 1961 to

Protesters from across Lebanon have taken to the streets to demand an end to government corruption. And women once again have been at the forefront of the demonstrations, which began in mid-October. But attitudes towards women from some in the region have revealed persisting stereotypes and objectification of women. Reporter: Joana Saba Video produced by

Australian authorities say an “unprecedented” number of emergency-level bushfires are threatening the state of New South Wales. More than 90 blazes were raging across the state on Friday, some of which turned the sky orange. There are reports of people trapped in their homes in several places, with crew unable to reach them due to

Sam Porter Bridges has a mission – delivering packages to people living in bunkers in a United States which has experienced a catastrophic event. Starring The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus as Sam, the game is the latest release from legendary video game designer Hideo Kojima, who was also behind the Metal Gear Solid series. BBC