Neanderthals were not the unintelligent cave dwellers of popular imagination, but may have been capable of showing both violence and care, researchers who have discovered bones dating back 75,000 years have said.

Three people have died and 2,700 evacuated as heavy rainfall and floods have shut down Istanbul.

Two people have been arrested over the deaths of two adults and two children in a suspected arson attack on a house in Ireland.

Orange smog has blanketed cities in Indonesia as wildfire pollution continues to cause dangerous conditions for the country and its neighbours.

At least 34 children and a teacher have died after the roof of a private school collapsed in Pakistan.

At least 32 children and their teacher have died after the roof of a private school collapsed in Pakistan.