A British man has been shot dead in his Porsche in Thailand.
The Indian government has said it plans to measure the height of Mount Everest for a second time to assess whether it changed as a result of the 2015 Nepal earthquake.
US President Donald Trump has invited India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the United States after a phone call between the two leaders.
The parents of a three-month-old boy killed in an allegedly deliberate attack by a motorist in Melbourne have paid tribute their son.
Actresses Naomie Harris and Kate Beckinsale were among the winners at the London Critics' Circle Film Awards.
The southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu has passed a new bill to allow a controversial bull-taming festival.
South Korea's culture ministry has apologised for blacklisting of artists who were critical of the government of embattled President Park Geun-hye.
This year's Oscar nominations are due out later, with La La Land likely to land as the clear frontrunner.
A row has erupted over Madonna's comments about US President Donald Trump during a speech at the weekend.
France's minister for women's rights said it was a "shocking" decision to appoint filmmaker Roman Polanski as head of the jury for the country's equivalent of the Oscars.
The Australian state of Victoria has announced changes to its bail laws after five people died when a man drove a car into pedestrians in Melbourne.
Samsung's probe into its Galaxy Note 7 fiasco has found that the overheating and burning of the phones was caused by defective batteries.
At least 20 people have been killed and 40 wounded after a bomb exploded at a vegetable market in northwest Pakistan.
At least 39 people have been killed and dozens injured after a train derailed in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, officials say.
A British former war correspondent and an Australian man have faced court in Indonesia on charges of possessing hashish.
New Zealand appears to be taking a calculated risk with its otherwise strict environmental policy by using foreign species to fight an invasive and destructive plant.
Although a host of big names have turned him down, Donald Trump has gathered a number of stars for his official inauguration celebrations. Meanwhile, other stars are appearing at alternative and anti-Trump events.
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