Violence and technical glitches plague Afghanistan's elections

At least three people, including a child, were killed and dozens injured in Afghanistan's capital as voters went to the polls Saturday for long-awaited legislative elections, officials said.

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Train in India hits crowd celebrating Hindu festival; dozens killed

At least 55 people died and 60 were injured in northern India on Friday night after a train struck people celebrating a Hindu festival at a railway track, police said.

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Hundreds of women stand in Afghan election marred by 'chilling' attack

The assassination by the Taliban of a notorious police chief in an important Afghanistan province this week could not have come at a more pivotal moment. On Saturday, parliamentary elections are taking place across the country in a vote that had already been delayed for three years because of security concerns.

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US Navy helicopter crashes on board USS Ronald Reagan

A US Navy helicopter crashed onto the flight deck of an aircraft carrier in the Philippines Sea on Friday, injuring some personnel on board.

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US, Chinese defense chiefs hold 'straightforward' talks amid tensions

Top US and Chinese defense officials met in Singapore Thursday for a head-to-head meeting which nearly didn't take place amid growing tensions between the world's two most powerful countries.

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Wife of China's detained Interpol chief says he might already be dead

The wife of former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, who dramatically vanished into police custody after returning to China in September, told the BBC she isn't sure her husband is still alive.

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Prince Harry climbs Sydney Harbor Bridge to kick off Invictus Games

Prince Harry opened the fourth annual Invictus Games in style on Friday afternoon, climbing Australia's iconic Sydney Harbor Bridge along with a number of veterans and competitors from the upcoming event.

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Typhoons cause Japan's cherry blossoms to bloom months early

Spring has already sprung -- at least for certain confused cherry trees in Japan.

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Pope receives Kim Jong Un's invitation to visit North Korea

Pope Francis received an invitation Thursday from Kim Jong Un to visit North Korea, and said he would consider the invitation, according to a South Korean spokesman.

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Violent protests at Indian temple over admission of women

A temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala opened its doors to women for the first time in centuries Wednesday, but no women made it over the threshold.

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Meghan and Harry talk baby names on Melbourne tram

Meghan and Harry continued their Australia tour by visiting Melbourne, riding on one of the city's famous trams and a chatting very briefly about baby names.

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Vietnamese activist 'Mother Mushroom' freed from prison, granted asylum in the US

A high-profile Vietnamese dissident and online blogger has arrived in the United States where she has been granted asylum following her release from prison in her home country.

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Return to Rakhine: 'Genocide never happened in this country'

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Japan's long-held global life expectancy reign is ending

Spain will overtake Japan's long-held position at the top of the world's life expectancy table by 2040, while the United States is set to take a big fall in rankings, new research finds.

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Indian minister MJ Akbar resigns amid sexual assault allegations

A series of allegations of sexual harassment and assault has prompted the resignation of an Indian government minister, the most prominent public figure named in the country's own #MeToo movement.

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Chinese star Fan Bingbing seen in Beijing after lengthy disappearance

Chinese film star Fan Bingbing has appeared in public for the first time since she vanished without a trace three months ago, sparking rumors that she had been disappeared by the Chinese Communist Party.

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Indian actor Saif Ali Khan on his Netflix original

"Sacred Games" is the platform's first production out of India, and will expose the star to an international audience.

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Chinese government fines faulty vaccine company more than $1 billion

A Chinese vaccine manufacturer that released hundreds of thousands of batches of faulty vaccines, including a number intended for use on children, has been fined $1.32 billion by the government.

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Japan's samurai swordsmiths cling to a centuries-old craft

At Fusahiro Shimojima's workshop, in the industrial city of Saitama, fires rage in small pits and an earthen floor absorbs the din of hammering. The 44-year-old Japanese swordsmith pounds the nascent blade of his newest creation, sending molten sparks flying majestically into air.

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Hidden emotions of Japanese Noh masks

Their almond-shaped eyes stare blankly into space. The ambivalent corners of their mouths leave their moods utterly indiscernible.

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China admits locking up Uyghurs, defends crackdown as necessary

China has defended an escalating crackdown in the far western province of Xinjiang as necessary for security, claiming inmates of "re-education camps" are happier following their imprisonment.

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Thai cave boys surprised by their hero Zlatan on US talk show Ellen

The Thai soccer team whose escape from a waterlogged cave transfixed the world appeared on the US talk show Ellen on Monday, where they had a surprise meeting with their hero soccer player Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

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Can India's Amaravati become the next sustainable city?

In south-east India, 217 square kilometers of farmland along the Krishna River are being transformed into a city billed as an urban utopia.

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Why you're seeing more of Japan's military

When tanks rolled and troops marched at a Japanese military base on Sunday, it was just the latest display in what analysts say is a campaign by Tokyo to increase the profile of its Self-Defense Forces.

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Sydney to be split into three cities

Sydney has an ambitious plan. The most populous city in Australia has announced that it wants to split into three cities -- in as little as 20 years' time.

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China's 'sponge cities' aim to re-use 70% of rainwater

Asian cities are struggling to accommodate rapid urban migration, and development is encroaching on flood-prone areas.

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Indian minister defiant amid #MeToo storm

An Indian government minister has hit back at a series of allegations of sexual harassment, rejecting calls to step down, after he became the most prominent public figure to be named in what's been dubbed India's #MeToo movement.

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Chinese online star detained for five days for 'insulting' national anthem

A popular Chinese online personality who authorities claim "insulted" the country's national anthem has been put into detention for five days, local Shanghai police said in a statement.

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Chinese ambassador to US says Beijing doesn't know who to deal with

The Chinese ambassador to the United States said diplomats are confused over who is the "final decision maker" in the Trump administration, complicating future negotiations amid the escalating US China trade war.

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Nine dead on Nepal's Mt. Gurja after snowstorm, officials say

A renowned South Korean climber was among nine people killed when a vicious snowstorm hit their camp on Nepal's Mount Gurja, according to officials.

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20 people killed when flooding wipes out part of school in Indonesia

Twenty people were killed when torrential rains and flooding triggered mudslides that wiped out part of an elementary school in Indonesia's North Sumatra, officials said.

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