India's purchase of the Russian-made S-400 air defence system runs the risk of US sanctions. So why buy it?

India captain Virat Kohli hits 139 as the hosts ruthlessly dominate West Indies on day two of the first Test in Rajkot.

Shares in Lenovo and ZTE drop after a report that Beijing inserted spying devices into US computers.

A prisoner has returned to finish his sentence after escaping from a prison in Palu.

The host of India's Most Wanted is acquitted of his wife's murder, after being jailed last year.

Convicted of bribery and abuse of power, Lee Myung-bak is the country's fourth leader to be jailed.

It is very unusual for an inmate to escape from detention in China, and just as unusual for media to report it.

Strong demand for its electronic components is expected to boost profits at the South Korean firm.

The 23-year-old man was bitten while working on a fishing trawler, police say.

Award-winning bartender Joe Schofield says if it's made with care, even a gin and tonic can be considered a cocktail.

The Japanese city ends its 60-year "sister city" relationship over a monument depicting WW2 sex slaves.

Over a dozen international NGOs are reported to have been told to leave the country within 60 days.

Children's drawings of nightmarish scenarios illustrate climate change's impact in the Mekong Delta.

When an Australian filmmaker was jailed in Cambodia, his adopted daughter set about returning a favour.

A tiny chip added to server circuit boards helped Chinese spies steal corporate data, Bloomberg says.

The spectacle was held to mark China's national day.

India deports seven Rohingya men to Myanmar, despite appeals that doing so puts them at risk.

Teenager Prithvi Shaw becomes the youngest Indian to make a century on his Test debut on day one of the first Test against West Indies in Rajkot.

The six men were searching for a teenager thought to have fallen into a mining pool in Malaysia.

Descendants of those aboard the Hirano Maru are to attend the unveiling of a new headstone.