Rebecca Ratcliffe

In the ramshackle lanes of a south Delhi slum, Afshana Khatoon crouched wearily on her haunches and began lighting a small pile of firewood.

Gunshots have been fired in the Philippine senate, as a senator who is wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) remained holed up in the building to evade arrest.

Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia correspondent Gunshots have been fired in the Philippine senate as a senator who is wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) remained holed up in the building to evade arrest.

Philippine authorities are seeking to confirm reports that a lawmaker wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) secretly left the Senate premises where he had spent days evading arrest, an official said.

Chaotic week in which enforcer of ‘war on drugs’ flees senate building leaves government looking ‘incompetent’

Ronald dela Rosa, a former head of police in the Philippines, is wanted for alleged crimes against humanity over his role in a bloody “war on

Divers who helped in the dramatic rescue of a young Thai football team in 2018 have joined efforts to free seven people who have been trapped for five days inside a remote, flooded cave in central Laos.

Rescuers say extraction efforts complicated by low oxygen supplies, dark and narrow spaces, plus more rain

Man is ‘safe and sound’ after perilous operation, leaving four inside a small chamber and two still to be located