Worshippers in Tokyo plunge into ice bath to mark new year

Surveillance footage captures the moment a Siberian tiger rams into a gate just after it was closed.

The BBC's Katy Watson reports from Wellington on why tens of thousands have taken to the streets.

Māori MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke led the haka and ripped up a copy of a contentious bill being voted on.

Watch: BBC China correspondent ordered to stop filming and pushed at car attack scene

New volcanic eruptions have spread fresh panic among residents on the island of Flores.

Three astronauts from the Shenzhou-18 mission landed in north China after six months aboard the Tiangong space station.

A plane at Taoyuan Airport was forced to abort its initial landing amid strong winds.

The Shenzhou 19 spacecraft is taking three taikonauts to China's space station, Tiangong.

Mini was rescued after a BBC Eye investigation that exposed a global online monkey torture ring.

Pyongyang vowed to sever road and railway access to South Korea in a bid to “completely separate” the two countries.

Indian tycoon Ratan Tata spoke to the BBC on the 50th anniversary of India's independence.

The legendary business tycoon has died at the age of 86.

The elephants were evacuated from flash flooding at a sanctuary near Chiang Mai, Thailand.

No-one was injured in the incident, which occurred during heavy rains in Bihar state.

The BBC hears from women who have seen their rights crushed since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.

A Taliban government spokesman says the edict is in accordance with Islamic Sharia law.

The BBC reports from inside Jalalabad hospital in Afghanistan, as malnutrition is ravages the country.

In Vanimo, a town near the border with Indonesia, the Pope donned a traditional Bird of Paradise feathered headdress.

European Space Agency say the asteroid, dubbed 2024 RW1, was "harmless" but created a "spectacular fireball".

Former deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwon hit the female reporter on the head while surrounded by media.