Factories are shut in the south-western Sichuan province and residents of a big city face blackouts.

Eleven Hindu men convicted for her gang-rape and the murder of her family members have been freed.

Scott Morrison, who is still an MP, was revealed to have secretly held additional government roles.

Punjabi Lehar is helping reunite those who were separated by India's partition in 1947.

Menstruation is a taboo topic in India, but some women are putting up charts with dates on their walls.

Gunmen kill police guarding a vaccination team in the latest local incident of anti-vaccine violence.

Firing missiles over Taiwan is a "gorilla in the room" that must be challenged, a top US commander says.

A family in New Zealand made the grisly discovery upon unpacking their haul at their home.

India had reportedly voiced fears that the ship would be used to monitor its activities.

Afghan contractors left behind when the Taliban seized power tell the BBC they feel betrayed.

Chandrashekhar Harbola went missing in the Siachen glacier - the world's highest battlefield.

PM Albanese says Mr Morrison held five extra portfolios but the ex-PM said he acted "in good faith".

Buddhist monks oversee huge restoration of their temple which is located in a house in Edinburgh.

Video shows people running out of the store in Xuhui district as guards tried to shut them in.

In his Independence Day speech, the PM said there was no room for discrimination in new India.

Australia's current leader says he will seek legal advice about Scott Morrison's time in office.

President Vladimir Putin made the comments in a letter sent to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

For two decades, Mumbai-based Chicago Radio became synonymous with India's freedom struggle.

Britain left India 75 years ago and the country became two separate states, India and Pakistan.

Lyse Doucet reports from Afghanistan on what the Taliban's takeover has meant for its people.