At least eight deaths are reported as Cyclone Titli hits the states of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh.

US astronaut Nick Hague and Russian Cosmonaut Alexey Ovchinin landed safely, say space officials.

Indonesian police say they stopped the sale of one baby and were trying to track down at least one more.

A capsule carrying two crew members on a Russian Soyuz rocket that malfunctioned has landed safely.

Kunio Kohori said Emperor Akihito was trying to destroy the controversial Yasukuni shrine.

The 'halal dating guru' getting abuse for giving Muslim women relationship tips.

A BBC investigation exposing the scale of chimpanzee trafficking last year has helped police in Nepal uncover a smuggling operation.

The carmaking giant will also invest more $3.45bn to expand its existing production capacity in China.

A "spiral of despair" has overwhelmed people who once hoped to live in Australia, psychiatrists say.

US shares slumped overnight amid concerns about rising interest rates and escalating trade tensions.

Singapore Airlines' non-stop flight to Newark will cover more than 15,000km and will take about 19 hours.

The frightening impact of global warming is seen in drawings by schoolchildren in Vietnam's Mekong Delta.

Members of the Dalits caste or 'untouchables' are dying when attempting to unblock India's sewers.

Thousands are still missing after the Indonesian earthquake, but rescue efforts are being called off.

Prosecutors say Yanjun Xu tried to steal trade secrets from US aviation and aerospace companies.

Police in Kathmandu rescue two trafficked chimps after the BBC revealed the smugglers' methods.

The move comes amid growing international concern over mass disappearances in western Xinjiang.

Australia's PM defends a leaked plan to let religious schools discriminate over sexuality.

MJ Akbar is the most high profile figure to be named in the flurry of allegations in the last few days.

An opposition leader is given a life term in absentia, while 19 others will hang for a 2004 attack.