People are trekking under "blistering" heat to escape "horrific circumstances", the BBC is told.

Visitors have noticed a unique atmosphere at the Vatican in the days before Pope Francis's funeral and the conclave.

The procession, the ancient rituals and the symbolic changes - how Pope Francis will make his final journey.

The procession, the ancient rituals and the symbolic changes - how Pope Francis will make his final journey.

Authorities confirm the general, Yaroslav Moskalik, was part of the Russian delegation for the 2015 Minsk agreements.

It comes ahead of the 26-year-old's plea hearing on federal charges in New York on Friday.

The US president speeds up permits for a practice opposed by many countries and environmentalists.

The US president speeds up permits for a practice opposed by many countries and environmentalists.

A print of Queen Beatrix is among 46 artworks officials fear will never be recovered.

A print of Queen Beatrix is among 46 artworks officials fear will never be recovered.

Several firms have cut their profit forecasts or withdrawn them citing economic uncertainty.

After a deadly militant attack in Kashmir, India suspended a key water treaty with neighbouring Pakistan.

After a deadly militant attack in Kashmir, India suspended a key water treaty with neighbouring Pakistan.

Australia has proposed to create a strategic reserve of critical minerals.

Australia has proposed to create a strategic reserve of critical minerals.

Australia has proposed to create a strategic reserve of critical minerals.

From Pius XII to Benedict XVI, the BBC looks back at video from papal funerals since 1958.

From Pius XII to Benedict XVI, the BBC looks back at video from papal funerals since 1958.

Organic fluorine compounds known as PFAS—suspected to be harmful to human health—have been detected at concentrations exceeding the national provisional target in rivers and groundwater at 242 sites across 22 prefectures, according to a government survey. (News On Japan)

The prediction caused panic weeks after a 7.7 magnitude quake killed 3,500 people, authorities say.