The discovery of rock carvings believed to be tens of thousands of years old in India’s western state of Maharashtra has greatly excited archaeologists who believe they hold clues to a previously unknown civilisation, BBC Marathi’s Mayuresh Konnur reports.

Macedonia’s government prepared for a political battle Monday to push through a deal with Greece that would ultimately pave the way for NATO membership, after the agreement won overwhelming support in a voter referendum, but with low voter turnout.

Pro-secession activists in Spain’s Catalonia region have turned out in large numbers to mark the anniversary of a referendum that was part of a thwarted bid for independence last year.

A senior scientist has given what has been described as a “highly offensive” presentation about the role of women in physics, the BBC has learned.