The small robot is designed to provide companionship for a Japanese astronaut at the International Space Station

Washington politicians demand tighter controls to stop cash for reconstruction from going to supporters of Afghan insurgency

Sniffer dogs found ammunition for grenade launchers and other munitions aboard the Chong Chon Gang

Many of those killed were children during a botched attack on the Indian consulate in an eastern Afghan city

Campaign for a new Indian state want the IT hub as their capital

The 43-year-old was visiting relatives when she was attacked for her valuables

The instructor can be heard shouting  "Brake, brake, brake, brake. Oh s**t."

Deputy prime minister drew outrage for saying Japan should learn from how the Nazi party stealthily changed Germany's inter-war constitution

A fight breaks out in Taiwan's parliament over a controversial referendum on the construction of a nuclear power plant.

MiG-21 engines have been 'found hidden' onboard a North Korean ship from Cuba by Panama authorities.

Restrictions ban private aircraft owners from almost all of China’s airspace. But Nuomin He, one of the country’s estimated 2,000 private aircraft owners, is one of the few who grouped together for the Air Nadaam festival in Hexigten, Inner Mongolia – the first event of its kind – seeking leniency for aviation enthusiasts.

A Nato helicopter called in to support Afghan police at a highway checkpoint opened fire and mistakenly killed five Afghan officers, officials have said.

Six leaders have been convicted of crimes in connection with the war of independence

A Chinese heritage group has accused the architect Zaha Hadid of “destroying” Beijing’s old town after a futuristic new development created by her practice was honoured with a top award by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).

Zoo keepers in China have fed the giant pandas and monkeys with ice lollies to keep them cool during the heatwave.