Sara Duterte's father is the country's controversial "strongman" outgoing president - Rodrigo Duterte.

Iman Vellani plays Marvel’s first Muslim superhero headliner and says she could relate to the role.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon because of an Achilles injury.

Members of Afghanistan's tiny Sikh community speak of their fears for their safety after the attack.

A member of the country's tiny Sikh community and a Taliban fighter are killed along with the attackers.

One person dies in the blaze, which spews black smoke into the sky above China's largest city.

At least 25 people are killed and millions left stranded after heavy downpours.

People in Pakistan say they are struggling to pay for essentials, as the country's economic crisis deepens.

Protests in Secunderabad over a new plan to hire contract soldiers turned violent on Friday.

Relatives of Muslim men filmed being beaten have told the BBC they are innocent and should be freed.

An International Monetary Fund team is due to arrive in the capital Colombo for talks on Monday.

Nepal is preparing to move its Everest base camp as the glacier it stands on becomes less stable.

Changing tastes mean mushroom entrepreneurs are only just getting started.

The illness, which experts say could be typhoid or cholera, comes amid a wave of Covid infections.

The new more ambitious aims are described as a "very big deal" by climate agency the IPCC.

Australia's energy minister has urged households to use less electricity in the face of a power crisis.

India has overhauled its army recruitment process, announcing shorter contracts of up to four years.

More than 150 ex-embassy workers are in Afghanistan - some say they've been beaten and tortured.

Researchers say they finally know the origin of the plague that killed tens of millions in the 1300s.

Brendan Mills used the forklift to suspend the car - and the would-be thief - until police arrived.