A photographer who witnessed the aftermath of a massive Brazilian police operation in Rio de Janeiro has told the BBC of how residents came back with mutilated bodies of those who had died. The bodies “kept coming: 25, 30, 35,…

Three people have already died in Jamaica as it braces for the world’s strongest storm this year – and possibly the strongest on record for the island – with United States (US) meteorologists warning of “catastrophic and life-threatening” conditions. With…

Japan has for the first time approved over-the-counter sales of an emergency contraceptive pill, its manufacturer says, allowing women in the country to take the medication without prescription. ASKA Pharmaceutical says wider access to the pill would “empower Japanese women…