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Asia
Flights cancelled and breathing made 'painful' as ash cloud...
Breathing has become "painful" for people in Indonesia after a large lava and ash...
Defiance in Tehran as Khamenei makes appearance
They rose to their feet in ecstatic surprise, shouting "heydar, heydar" - a Shia...
Six dead, dozens missing after ferry sinks off Bali
At least six people have died and dozens are missing after a ferry sank off Indonesia's...
South Korea revises martial law rules after political crisis
South Korean lawmakers have voted to revise the rules around martial law, now barring...
Indian state defends Zumba lessons for students amid protests
The southern Indian state of Kerala has defended its decision to introduce Zumba...
Japan islanders sleepless after 900 earthquakes in two...
More than 900 earthquakes have shaken a remote and sparsely populated island chain...
Thousands protest in Bangkok calling for Thai PM to resign
Thousands of protesters have gathered in the Thai capital Bangkok, calling for the...
Japan executes 'Twitter killer' who murdered and dismembered...
A man guilty of murdering nine people, most of whom had posted suicidal thoughts...
Six killed in China floods as tropical storm threatens...
At least six people have died after floods overwhelmed China's Guizhou province.
North Korea opens huge coastal resort as Kim Jong Un celebrates...
North Korea has built a huge coastal resort which might one day open to foreign...
Indira Gandhi's Emergency: When India's democracy was put...
At midnight on 25 June 1975, India - a young democracy and the world's largest -...
Man jailed for stealing $40,000 from wedding reception
Joy turned to shock for a newlywed couple in Singapore when a thief took off with...
South Korea banned dog meat. So what happens to the dogs?
When he isn't preaching the word of God, Reverend Joo Yeong-bong is raising dogs...
First evacuation flight from Israel lands in the UK
The first Britons evacuated out of Israel have landed back in the UK after a "long...
'Tourists are our lifeline': Picking up the pieces in Kashmir...
Two months after a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir scared away tourists...