Benedict Cumberbatch says he tries to stay clear of fan theories and online conspiracies about Sherlock.
Japan's Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the government's plan to relocate a US airbase to a remote part of the island of Okinawa.
Pakistan's national airline has been mocked after a goat was sacrificed to ward off bad luck following one of the country's worst air disasters.
Painkillers containing codeine will require a prescription in Australia from 2018 amid concerns over misuse.
Last week photos surfaced of two unidentified Western tourists being paraded around an Indonesian island in a "walk of shame" for alleged theft.
Taliban militants in Afghanistan have shot dead a woman who divorced her husband and remarried, officials say.
Major cinemas in Pakistan have agreed to end a ban on Indian films imposed when relations between the two countries deteriorated in September.
Ceremonies are taking place in the Nepalese capital Kathmandu to mark the death of the last king of the isolated Himalayan region of Upper Mustang.
Babies made from two women and one man have been approved by the UK's fertility regulator.
After the sort of anticipation you'd expect for the return of the world's most famous plumber, Nintendo has rolled out Super Mario Run to iPhones and iPads.
Jose Manuel Hidalgo has an unusual profession: he’s one of just 14 or 15 professional ham masters in Spain.
Hong Kong is a city of contrasts: of new technology and old traditions, of high-rise buildings and stunning countryside, a hybrid between the East and the West.
India's top court has ordered all liquor shops to shut down along state and national highways in an attempt to reduce drink driving and road accidents.
A majority of Australian MPs want to break ties with the British monarchy, the nation's republican lobby claims.
An apparent admission by the president of the Philippines that he had killed criminal suspects when he was mayor of Davao should not be "taken literally", his spokesman has said.
Hong Kong is a city of contrasts: of new technology and old traditions, of high-rise buildings and stunning countryside, a hybrid between the East and the West.
US rapper Kanye West has held a meeting with Donald Trump - with the president-elect saying the pair discussed "life".
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