Janet Nye died from cardiorespiratory arrest during a trek in the mountains.

The motion would ask MPs whether human rights abuses in Xinjiang amount to genocide.

City lockdowns send thousands of migrant workers - some infected - back to their villages.

Scott Morrison is under pressure to lock down Australia's borders with India.

Thailand is imposing fines for people who fail to wear face masks in public.

Indonesia's military confirmed yesterday that all 53 crew members had perished.

Critics sound alarm bells for the public as India's brutal second wave of Covid-19 hits.

"It looked nothing less than a war zone," says a local of New Delhi's biggest cemetery.

Underwater images confirm the submarine broke apart and is in at least three pieces.

Japan's third state of emergency includes shutdown orders across Tokyo.

Hope is fading for the 53 crew members on board as rescuers continue searching.

Crematorium workers say bodies are being burned all night but something doesn't add up.

No beds, oxygen for critically ill patients as nation's Covid wave worsens.

'I do not say the system has collapsed, but it has reached its limits,' minister says.

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The imprisoned 44-year-old is in the third week of a hunger strike.

The accusations come after India recorded the world's highest single-day Covid case tally.

India has recorded almost 1 million new Covid-19 cases in the past week.

Beijing has 'profoundly shaped the trajectory of post-coup violence', an expert says.

Myanmar security forces crackdown on pro-democracy protesters continues apace.

World's Covid vaccine rollout marks the beginning but there are some travel restriction.

Japan to raise Covid-19 alert level in Tokyo to allow tougher measures as cases surge.

The restriction applies to those who've been in India in the 14 days before their flight.

China claims Taiwan as its own territory to be won over peacefully or by force.

While there was confidence the vaccine reduced transmission, further data was required.

It's Kanye v T-Swizzle all over again - but with hair pulling and sashes.

Russia's President rewrites the rules so he can potentially hold on to power until 2036.

Relief efforts hampered by power cuts, blocked roads and the remoteness of the area.

Initial reports suggest the unmanned truck's emergency brake was not properly engaged.