India scraps tampon tax after campaign

The government introduced a 12% levy on sanitary products last year, sparking outrage.

Police intensify Salisbury search after Novichok poisoning

Officers continue with investigations into the Novichok nerve agent poisoning with searches in a Salisbury park.

Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa appeals for racial unity ahead of election

President Emmerson Mnangagwa reassures white farmers ahead of a landmark election on 30 July.

Fukushima beach in Japan reopens to bathers

The beach in Soma City, Japan, has opened to the public for the first time since the nuclear disaster in 2011.

Red faces over rabies poster gaffe

A parody poster suggesting children with rabies should be shot was included in an internal magazine.

Korea Open: Table tennis players win first joint Korea gold for 27 years

A table tennis pairing with one player from North Korea and one from South Korea becomes the first inter-Korea sports team to win a gold medal since 1991.

Sixty Bosnian Muslim couples marry in mass nuptials

Bosnian Muslim leaders want to encourage young people to start families by alleviating wedding costs.