PM Abiy Ahmed called the attack a “massacre” and deployed federal troops next day in the affected region

94-year-old monarch repeatedly spoke of hope for future in her pre-recorded Christmas Day address

Sokolov pleaded guilty to her murder saying she had driven him to 'a state of complete insanity'

South Africa identifies a new variant of coronavirus, which authorities believe is driving a surge in infections

Images and videos show lines of stationary cars, mainly trucks, stretching for kilometres on a narrow road near border

Former prime ministers joined hundreds of activists who sat on road near KP Sharma Oli’s office

Turkish president says it is impossible to accept Israel’s atrocities against people of Palestine

After dozens of petitions, supreme court gives the govt until Jan 3 to provide reasons for the dissolution

Raises doubts about whether a deal can be sealed by year-end

In stepped-up efforts to prevent a new variant of the novel coronavirus from spreading