China and Japan boats face off near contested islands as feud worsens
China and Japan's coast guards have given different accounts of a confrontation that occurred near a group of geopolitically sensitive...
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Hong Kong leader orders investigation into deadly fire that killed 151
Video shows speed fire spread in Hong Kong high-riseHong Kong's leader John Lee has ordered the creation of an independent...
Australia won’t be intimidated by tech firms, minister tells BBC
Katy WatsonAustralia correspondent, in BrisbaneWatch: Annika Wells says big tech won't intimidate her over Australian social media banAustralia's Communications Minister...
India’s Supreme Court upholds rights of poorest
Soutik BiswasIndia correspondentAFP via Getty ImagesAbout 160 million Indians are Dalits, formerly called "untouchables"India's Supreme Court prides itself on defending...
Australia's social media ban explained… in 60 seconds
Australia is banning social media for everyone under the age 16 - but will it actually work? Here's everything you...
Victim at centre of Worcester murder investigation named
A man who was found in a critical condition and later died from his injuries has been described as being...
Death toll in Indonesia floods passes 500
Flora DruryandBBC IndonesianReutersThe floods have impacted some 1.4 million people in IndonesiaThe death toll in the floods which struck Indonesia...
Singapore executes three men for drug offences over two days
Singapore hanged three people for drug offences last week, bringing the total number of executions to 17 this year -...
Tulip Siddiq MP given jail sentence in Bangladesh after trial in her absence
Labour MP and former minister Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in prison in Bangladesh after being put...
South Korea police say 120,000 home cameras hacked for ‘sexploitation’ footage
Four people have been arrested in South Korea for allegedly hacking over 120,000 video cameras in homes and businesses and...
