China has tightened export controls on rare earths and other materials critical for advanced tech manufacturing as trade negotiations continue with the US.It processes around 90% of the world's...

At least 24 people were killed and 47 wounded while protesting against Myanmar's military government after an army motorised paraglider dropped two bombs on the crowd, a spokesperson for...

Fifa has accused Malaysia of falsifying citizenship documents so seven foreign-born players could play for the national team.Football's world governing body had fined and suspended the players in late...

Laura BickerChina correspondent,Koh Ewe andKelly Ngin SingaporeWatch: Video captures hikers wading through snow near Mount EverestHikers caught in a shock blizzard near Mount Everest have spoken of experiencing hypothermia...

Aman/BBCFaiyaz Ali Khan is among the 1,200 recipients of the wasika given to descendants of the Awadh royal familyIn Hussainabad, in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, 90-year-old...

Japan's ruling conservative party has elected Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, positioning the 64-year-old to be Japan's first female prime minister. Takaichi is among the more conservative candidates...

A Thai court has sentenced a man to life in prison for killing a prominent Cambodian opposition politician in Bangkok.In January, hours after Lim Kimya arrived in the Thai...

Phil MercerWollongong, New South WalesGrimmer familyCheryl Grimmer was three when she disappeared from Fairy Meadow beach in January 1970A volunteer team using cadaver detection dogs to search for the...

Silvano HajidSidoarjo andGavin ButlerSingaporeWatch: One street away from collapsed school as relatives wait for newsRescuers in East Java, Indonesia are racing to find dozens of people still believed trapped...

Mahfouz Zubaide,Hafizullah Maroof andAnbarasan EthirajanGlobal Affairs ReporterGetty ImagesAfghanistan's main airport has come to a standstillAfghanistan's main airport is at a standstill as the country grapples with the fallout of...

Typhoon Bualoi has killed at least 11 people and damaged or destroyed hundreds of homes in the centre and north of Vietnam, state media reported.Dozens are missing or injured...

At least 39 people have died, including children, in a crush at a political rally in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, officials say.Tens of thousands of people...