Officials spent 40 minutes dismantling the travelator to free him, but he was later pronounced dead.

Officials spent 40 minutes dismantling the travelator to free him, but he was later pronounced dead.

The drills come days after the US announced the sale of one of its largest weapons packages to Taiwan.

Many Indian cities rank at the bottom of liveability indexes despite big government spending on infrastructure.

Many Indian cities rank at the bottom of liveability indexes despite big government spending on infrastructure.

The BBC catches a man trapping songbirds - selling them is a profitable business because many keep them as pets.

Selling protected songbirds is profitable business in China, home to more than 800 migratory species.

Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta's power.

Observers say the vote, accompanied by a renewed crackdown on dissent, is meant to entrench the junta's power.

Voters in Myanmar's election say the poll is taking place in a "climate of fear", the BBC's South East Asia Correspondent Jonathan Head reports.

Almost one million people were displaced when hostilities resumed earlier this month after the first truce broke.

A further 26 people are injured in the crash on a highway in central Japan, police say.

A further 26 people are injured in the crash on a highway in central Japan, police say.

Almost one million people have been displaced since hostilities resumed earlier this month.

Nine years after her husband disappeared, Susanna Liew had a stunning legal win in one of Malaysia's biggest mysteries.

Nine years after her husband disappeared, Susanna Liew had a stunning legal win in one of Malaysia's biggest mysteries.

This is the first election since the army's coup in early 2021 - and it is being widely condemned as a sham.

This is the first election since the army's coup in early 2021 - and it is being widely condemned as a sham.

Najib was convicted for his role in the billion-dollar scandal involving the country's sovereign wealth fund 1MDB.

Cambodia accuses Thailand of "indiscriminate attacks", as negotiators meet for a third day to try to end weeks of renewed fighting.