There were dozens of activists and police officers, their attention fixed on one man: Ahn Hak-sop, a 95-year-old former North Korean prisoner of war who was making his way home, to the other side of the border that divides the Korean peninsula.

The conflict that has put rebels in control of much of the east of the country has left victims with no legal recourse and dismantled many of the clinics that offered care.

Thailand’s billionaire former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was acquitted of insulting the kingdom’s powerful monarchy Friday. Here’s what to know about the law that has ensnared hundreds

The global market for artificial intelligence is projected to reach $4.8 trillion by 2033, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development. It’s an astonishing figure, one that dwarfs early dot-com investments and rivals the kind of national mobilization once reserved for wartime research initiatives.

With many care centers shuttered and supplies dwindling, many pregnant women in rural Afghanistan fear they or their babies won’t survive delivery.

It is just one of several recent cases. The most prominent example is Kizza Besigye, a Ugandan opposition leader who was kidnapped on a visit to Kenya in November and now stands accused of plotting to overthrow Uganda’s government by force.

While executives discussed the future of television at this week’s Edinburgh TV Festival, new research has exposed a stark reality: Britain’s television workforce is experiencing an unprecedented employment crisis.

BBC Sport explores the impact of Morecambe's new ownership and manager on the Sikh community, as the National League club enter a new era.