A 15-month sentence given to a protester sends a terrible message to the globe, rights groups say.

South Korea’s parliament has voted to standardise the country's age system to the international method.

Thousands are leaving emotional comments on the online page of a doctor who sounded the Covid alarm.

The app is accused of deceiving users over China's access to data and exposing kids to mature content.

Survivors of the 2002 attacks tell the BBC they don't believe Umar Patek has been deradicalised.

There are concerns the revised criminal code could threaten democracy, human rights and free speech.

Food is at the centre of the economic crisis as incomes shrink and the cost of living rises.

People in Beijing see a cautious return to life after China lifts its most severe Covid restrictions.

The execution is carried out before a crowded sports stadium after the man confesses to murder.

China has decisively stepped away from its punishing policy - now it must navigate many challenges.

The baby needs life-saving treatment, but his parents oppose blood transfusions from vaccinated donors.

Officials say asymptomatic and mild cases will no longer be forced into state quarantine centres.

The actress spoke about her experience with pay parity, body shaming and the pressure of social media.

Tech workers are rallying together to help peers who face having to leave the US after being laid off.

Singapore Airlines recently dropped its five-decade-old policy, after demands from human rights groups.

Holiday hotspots like Bali are still recovering from the pandemic - now new laws could derail them again.

Andy Zaltzman assesses England's astonishing win over Pakistan and shows why it was one of the most exceptional Test matches of all time.

India and China are buying cheaper oil from Russia as other major economies shun its energy exports.

The new laws will disproportionately punish women, LGBT people and religious minorities, critics say.

Two men have been sent to jail for life for the rape and murder of a Latvian tourist in Kerala in 2018.