Asia
-
Beijing has fallen: China's capital sinking by 11cm a year, satellite study warnsPumping of groundwater blamed for causing soil to collapse as development roars ahead above, with railways among infrastructure at risk, say scientists -
US soldier in Iwo Jima photograph misidentified, marines sayInvestigators concluded that all six men in famous second world war photo were marines after comparing two flag-raising photos taken atop Mount Suribachi
-
Top restaurant in Japan closes after diners get food poisoningInvestigation after 14 people complained of diarrhoea and stomach pains after eating at Michelin-starred Kita Kamakura Saryo Gentoan
-
North Korea: UN security council 'to meet' after missile testsRegime carries out most successful test yet on powerful medium-range missile capable in theory of striking US bases
-
Only 'respectful and objective' media outlets are welcome, says NauruAfter A Current Affair visits detention centre, government says ‘extreme left activist-journalists’ refused access because they ‘want to incite violence’
-
A 'black and smelly' job: the search for China's most polluted riversA Chinese government campaign asks the public to hunt down polluted waterways that can then be mapped and cleaned up
-
A solar scheme in India shows local teamwork can be a guiding lightA project that helps marginalised Indian communities to build their own solar panels underlines the benefits of local people piloting development initiatives
-
Indian farmers demand action as lightning kills 93 people in two daysStorm in eastern state of Bihar kills at least 56, while 37 die in Uttar Pradesh, Jharkand and Madhya Pradesh as monsoon rains sweep country
-
India’s captive leopards: a life sentence behind barsEnvironment 360: As sightings in populated areas increase, authorities are trapping the animals and keeping them in captivity – often in small cages without adequate food or care
-
The opium bulbs of Myanmar: drug crop or lifeline for poor farmers?Rural development programmes to wean poppy farmers off their illicit crop contend with lack of roads, water and power in remote areas plagued by militias
pictures and video
-
China bank employees beaten for poor performance – videoJiang Yang, a motivational trainer, strikes employees of Changzhi Zhangze Rural Commercial Bank for their poor performance at a training session
-
Indian prime minister joins thousands for International Yoga Day event – videoNarendra Modi says yoga is not a religious ritual but instead ‘belongs to this world’
-
-
-
Elephants soothed with lullabies in Thailand sanctuary – video reportSangduen Chailert, the founder of Chiang Mai’s Elephant Nature Park (ENP), sings lullabies to the elephants under her care
-
New technology reveals hidden cities in the Angkor region – videoArchaeologists in Cambodia have discovered numerous medieval cities in the Angkor region of Cambodia
South Korea mulls ban on bosses messaging employees at home