Over 230,000 people flee Idlib in two-week Russian-backed offensive - UN
Thousands of families were also reported to be too frightened to move, fearing air strikes and shelling
With Uighur comic, Japanese manga artist aims to highlight everday 'suffering'
Shimizu tells the story of a real Uighur woman who now lives in the United States and says she was beaten and detained in China for being a Uighur
Australia cricket board to develop sustainability strategy amid climate fears
Extreme heat days are expected to rise in coming decades, threatening summer match schedules
Death toll reaches 28 as Philippines recovers from Christmas typhoon
Though less powerful than other typhoons this year, Phanphone made landfall in some of the country's poorest and least-developed islands
Indian state demands damages, threatens to confiscate property over protests
Authorities are demanding compensation for damage during sometimes deadly protests against the country's new citizenship law
'I'm still scared' - Asia remembers tsunami that killed 230,000
Some say the lessons of disaster preparedness have not been fully learned, 15 years after the deadly tsunami
Christmas typhoon kills at least 13 in Philippines
Typhoon Phanfone hit late on Tuesday with winds of up to 120 kph and gusts of 150 kph, heavy rain and flooding
Oxygen bar to fake rain: 10 ways India tried to beat its 'airpocalypse'
India is home to 15 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world, with New Delhi named as the capital with the dirtiest air
Pope defends migrants, calls for peace in Christmas message
The pope spoke out against 'injustices' faces by refugees and migrants
27 local peace activists abducted in western Afghanistan
AFGHANITAN-KIDNAPPING/:27 local peace activists abducted in western Afghanistan