Thailand’s divisive ex-PM is out of jail, but is the Thaksin era over?
Thaksin seems incapable of taking a back seat. This time, it really could be different. Read More
Ailing Iran Nobel laureate given bail and hospital transfer
Iranian authorities granted human rights activist Narges Mohammadi bail amid growing concern over her poor health in prison. Read More
Iran activists tell BBC how threat of war intensifies trauma of repression
A dissident in Tehran says she feels helpless and under immense psychological pressure. Read More
His father had just been buried. Then West Bank settlers forced him to dig up the body
The UN human rights office condemns incident as “‘appalling and emblematic of the dehumanisation of Palestinians” in the West Bank. Read More
French national shows symptoms on return from hantavirus-hit ship
Five passengers of the MV Hondius will be quarantined in Paris “until further notice”, France’s prime minister says. Read More
Iran warns against complying with US sanctions as Gulf attacks reported
The warning comes as a commercial vessel is hit off Qatar, and both the UAE and Kuwait report drone attacks. Read More
Israel deports two activists detained on board Gaza flotilla
Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Ávila were detained by Israel after sailing in a Gaza-bound aid flotilla. Read More
Army parachutes onto remote island to help Briton with suspected hantavirus
The specialist team parachuted onto Tristan da Cunha, a remote British overseas territory, to treat them. Read More
Buddhist monk arrested over alleged rape of teen in Sri Lanka
The Venerable Pallegama Hemarathana Thero holds one of the most revered positions in the Buddhist world. Read More
Tenerife medics poised for arrival of virus-hit cruise ship
BBC’s Sarah Rainsford reports from the port in Tenerife where the MV Hondius is soon to dock, after a deadly hantavirus outbreak. Read More