Singapore-based budget airline Jetstar Asia will close down at the end of July, with affected passengers to be offered full refunds.The low-cost airline has struggled with rising supplier costs,...

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A new round of talks aimed at resolving a trade war between the US and China is set take place in London on Monday.US President Donald Trump announced on...

Cherylann MollanBBC News, MumbaiPundole Art GalleryThe paintings were locked away in bank vaults since 2008 Nearly two dozen paintings by one of the world's most celebrated modern artists -...

Stephen McDonellChina correspondentWatch as the BBC rides on board a driverless truckThey rumble down the highway between Beijing and Tianjin port: big lorries, loaded up and fully able to...

An Australian bouncy castle operator at the centre of a tragedy in 2021 that killed six children and seriously injured three has been cleared of breaching safety laws.A court...

A hungry elephant from Khao Yai National Park in Thailand has caused havoc in a local corner store, helping himself to produce on the shelves. The elephant, named Plai...

Just hours after winning the South Korean presidency, Lee Jae-myung pledged to "unite the people" in his inauguration speech on Wednesday.Lee enters office at a time when the country...

Getty ImagesLuvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene is under fire over his family's alleged lavish lifestyleMongolian prime minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene has resigned after losing a confidence vote in parliament.The vote followed days of...

Jean MackenzieSeoul correspondentWatch: Lee Jae-myung speaks behind bulletproof glass at a campaign rallyThe striking feature of this election has been the leading opposition candidate, Lee Jae-myung, campaigning in a...

Shefalee VasudevFashion writerGetty ImagesDiljit Dosanjh made his Met Gala debut dressed like an early 20th Century maharajah Indian singer Diljit Dosanjh's Met Gala debut last month left a lasting...

Jean MackenzieSeoul correspondentBBCListen to Jean read this articleThe border between North and South Korea is swamped with layers of dense barbed-wire fencing and hundreds of guard posts. But dotted...