Japan Airlines trials humanoid robots as ground handlers
These robots may in future help clean cabins and operate ground support equipment.
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NZ axes plan for WW2 sex slaves statue after Japan protest
Tokyo had warned that installing the structure in Auckland could jeopardise diplomatic relations.
Babies among those tied up and allegedly abused in Indonesia childcare centre
In a case that has gripped the nation, dozens of children have allegedly been mistreated at the centre in Yogyakarta.
Executions in North Korea ramped up significantly during pandemic – report
Some of the offences were related to culture - including the consumption of K-dramas and K-pop.
At least four killed and dozens injured in Indonesia train crash
Officials say a commuter train and a long-distance train collided on the outskirts of Jakarta on Monday.
Pakistan accused of attacking Afghan university
Air attacks on the province of Kunar have killed at least seven people and injured 75, sources tell the BBC.
Sri Lankan monks arrested after 110kg of cannabis discovered in their luggage
Officials say each monk was found with around 5kg of Kush - a particularly potent form of the drug -...
A 17th Century 'supercomputer' once owned by Indian royalty heads for auction
The astrolabe - or astronomical computer - is possibly the largest in existence and has never been exhibited before.
Remembering Raghu Rai: The photographer who showed India to itself
With Rai's passing, India has lost a visual historian who was a chronicler of its most defining and often painful...
'We don't come to play': Is Gawdland's RuPaul win Asia's big drag moment?
Gawdland spoke to the BBC shortly after she was crowned the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK versus the World.
