The incident occurred on the sixth anniversary of the gang rape of a student on a bus in India.

The British High Street store is struggling in the UK and wants to build its presence in China.

When bees nest on a cliff face hundreds of metres above the ground, there's only one way to gather their sweet produce.

Critics say the recent pursuit of a hardline Hindutva agenda by India's ruling party has backfired.

A large fire broke out after an explosion in the city of Sapporo, injuring more than 40 people.

A restaurant in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo is hit by a huge explosion.

The measures threaten to "block the path to denuclearisation forever", the North says.

The discovery of a container with more than 1,000 tusks is the country's largest ever ivory bust.

Ranil Wickremesinghe is sworn into office, two months after his sacking sparked a political crisis.

What lessons can the we learn from the economic ructions suffered by New Zealand in 1973 when the UK joined the EEC?

Indonesia, the nation with the world's largest Muslim population, has a rapidly growing middle class - and some very rich people with money to burn.

Cyclone Owen has been downgraded to a tropical low, but storm and flood warnings remain in place.

The Balangiga church bells have been returned to the Philippines, 117 years after the US seized them.

The three Balangiga church bells return to the Philippines after 117 years in US possession.

Mahinda Rajapaksa's resignation could bring to an end weeks of political crisis.

PM Scott Morrison says Australia will not immediately move its embassy from Tel Aviv.

North Korea is trying to develop civilian technologies but can it become an innovation powerhouse?

Witnesses say people fell ill after eating rice following a ceremony in the state of Karnataka.

A beauty queen's comments and apology about non-English speaking contestants causes a stir on social media.

A sexism scandal in Japan has widened to at least nine universities after a government investigation.