The country says it is saving its limited fuel supplies for vehicles used for essential services.

It's one of 70 such missions around the world running with little support since the Taliban takeover.

Khudeza survived the worst floods in north-east Bangladesh for a century but millions are homeless.

China promised to protect democratic freedoms for 50 years but new laws have effectively silenced all criticism.

The protesters say their actions are urgently needed, but police label them "violent" and "erratic".

Top politicians from Maharashtra state are trying to tackle a rebellion in the governing Shiv Sena party.

Officials have asked people in Tokyo and its surrounding area to turn off lights amid a heatwave.

The revamped plan will see fresh funds being injected into development projects in Asia and Africa.

It is Nasa's first launch from a commercial site outside the US - and a landmark moment for Australia.

In a remote Afghan village residents fear a new earthquake and aid has not yet reached the nearest town.

More Indians are using contraception, but it largely remains a woman’s responsibility, says a government survey.

From the Olympics to mass protests, the 25 years since handover have seen highs and lows.

Soaring petrol prices could speed up the transition to electric much faster than expected.

All but two of 165 people who were aboard a blazing ferry are rescued in the central Philippines.

A growing number of Indians are deciding to not become parents. The BBC spoke to them to find out why.

Caring for victims is a challenge in a country already in the grip of a humanitarian crisis.

It took rescue crews multiple attempts to reach the woman who was clinging to her car.

Russia's Arkady Dvorkovich will take on Ukraine's Andrii Baryshpolets for the top post in chess administration.

Inside coaching centres where desperate young people study to get a job in the armed forces.

Near the epicentre of the quake that struck Afghanistan this week, houses lie in ruins.