A Buddhist monk is critically ill after setting himself on fire in protest at a 2015 deal between South Korea and Japan over wartime sex slaves.
China's disregard for intellectual property, and a turn-a-blind-eye culture when it comes to blatant counterfeiting, is notorious - the butt of many jokes.
Science fiction has long imagined a future in which humans are ousted from their jobs by machines.
The police commissioner of the southern Indian city of Bangalore says there is no evidence to prove allegations of mass molestation took place on New Year's Eve in the centre of the city. Praveen Sood told the BBC that police officers had reviewed footage from almost 70 CCTV cameras.
The trial of Choi Soon-sil, the woman at the centre of an influence-peddling scandal involving South Korea's president, has got under way.
Since Christmas Day, the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) has endured a devastating 17 deaths by drowning.
A commission set up by Myanmar's government says it has so far found no evidence of genocide against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state.
At least six people have been arrested for allegedly molesting women during New Year's Eve celebrations in the Indian city of Bangalore.
No-one likes paying extra money at restaurants but Indians often have no choice, because of restaurants adding a 10-15% service charge to the bill.
A lone fisherman survived by treading water for six hours after being dragged into the sea by a marlin off Western Australia.
The son of a Pakistani governor killed for criticising the country's blasphemy laws may face charges under the same laws after posting a video labelled "offensive" by religious groups.
Donald Trump has dismissed DPRK's claim to be developing missiles capable of striking America.
An Indian minister who said groping at New Year celebrations in Bangalore was caused by women dressing "like Westerners" has caused outrage.
South Korea's constitutional court has held a brief first hearing on Park Geun-hye's impeachment, which the beleaguered president failed to attend.
Long baby names have traditionally not been very popular. In the past 100 years, no name longer than seven characters has ever been the most popular boy name.
More than eight million people tuned in to see the return of Sherlock on BBC One on Sunday, overnight ratings show.
A post-mortem examination is to be held to investigate the unexplained death of a British woman in Australia, police say.
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