An 18-year-old woman who accuses her husband of abuse asks a regional governor to support a request to end her marriage.

The second-edition of the five-day competition kicked off in Beijing, China, on Saturday.

The robot ran the distance in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

More than 300 companies are showcasing the latest advances in robotics at the five-day event in Beijing, China, organisers say.

In one of the world’s fastest aging countries, older people are finding creative ways to stay healthy.

The rocket failed after an in-flight anomaly while carrying a satellite, Chinese state media reported.

At least six people have died in a school shooting on the outskirts of Bangkok, according to reports citing police.

There have been at least 19 deaths related to the heatwave which has brought the country’s hottest day since records began.

A Malaysian pilot was arrested at Jakarta airport after being found with around four stone (26kg) of drugs hidden in his luggage.

The BBC is the first media organisation to gain access to the city and speak to people on the ground in Rawalakot.

The British-Nepali mountaineer was among 10 people killed in an avalanche on Pakistan’s Broad Peak mountain, his company said.

Three bodies have been recovered so far, with the search continuing for the remaining seven.

Aeon shopping mall and the Nippon Paper Industries factory both suffered significant damage.

Search teams are still looking for survivors in the collapsed Aeon shopping centre.

At least 13 people were killed after the earthquake struck the island of Kyushu on Tuesday, but the death toll is expected to rise.

At least 13 people have been killed after the earthquake struck the island of Kyushu on Tuesday.

Video shows locations across the region where a strong earthquake struck Japan’s Kyushu island on 28 July.

Typhoon Noul is the strongest to make landfall in China so far this year, according to state media.

The youth-led Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has called off its protest, hours after the resignation of India’s education minister

Crowds at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar are elated after India’s education minister stepped down. The BBC’s Vikas Pandey reports.