Canada accuses Indian government agents of involvement in violent acts aimed at intimidating Canadian Sikh separatists.

   Previously overlooked evidence shows some Afghan soldiers are eligible for resettlement to the UK, armed forces minister says.

   The killing of a high profile politician in a busy Mumbai street has sent shockwaves through the country.

   Pyongyang vowed to sever road and railway access to South Korea in a bid to completely separate the two countries.

   Beijing says the exercise involved all parts of the military and simulates a full scale attack on its neighbour.

   The Chinese government has been accused of using online nationalism as a useful safety valve.

   People in Beijing tell the BBC’s Laura Bicker their hopes and fears about who will win the White House race.

   In Panna, families hunt for diamonds hoping to strike rich and escape the cycle of poverty.

   Siddique was a senior political figure in Maharashtra state, which is due to hold elections next month.

   Nihon Hidankyo, a group of survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, is recognised for its work to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

   Ratan Tata’s half brother Noel Tata is the new chairman of the influential Tata Trusts.

   The BBC spoke to a survivor of the attack, which reportedly involved heavy weapons including rockets and grenades.

   The Taiwanese government suggested the detentions may be a case of abuse of power by Chinese police.

   Han Kang is the first South Korean winner and only the th woman to win the Nobel literature prize.

   In , an Indian Air Force plane with people went missing. For many years, their fate was a mystery.

   Chinese authorities have been cracking down on businesses from real estate to technology to finance.

   The former Tata boss’s audacious risk taking saw his firm swallow up a host of iconic foreign brands.

   Andrew Comyn Sandy Irvine was climbing Everest in June when he and his partner vanished.

   Kolkata’s largest festival, Durga Puja, is unfolding amid some of the city’s most fervent protests in years.

   The activist is producing a film about South Korea’s real life mermaids, the haenyeo.

   These kids, who make up the vast majority of those put up for adoption, face a painful wait for families.