Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Ko has denied he had an affair with presidential confidante Choi Soon-sil The political scandal engulfing South Korea has culminated in Park Geun-hye’s impeachment but according to one account, it all started with an argument over a puppy. The BBC’s Tessa Wong unravels …

Media captionThe wives accuse authorities of curtailing freedoms in China There are plenty of places from which a piece of journalism could be written to mark United Nations Human Rights Day. But the raising of concern by the UN this week over the case of the missing lawyer Jiang Tianyong …

Image copyright PM Naveen Image caption The Madras Literary Society houses more than 55,000 books The 204-year-old Madras Literary Society in Chennai is getting a new lease of life, thanks to youthful volunteers and a social media campaign. Karthik Subramanian finds out more. The sight takes your breath away. As …

Image copyright Blaine Alan Gibson Image caption This piece of possible debris was found in Madagascar in June I’ve not seen anything like it before. An aircraft accident investigation driven not by experts, but by a group of the bereaved and an amateur American sleuth who hankers for the truth. …

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Umbrellas became a symbol of the 2014 pro-democracy protests Hong Kong politics has been stormier than usual lately. There’s been swearing and scuffling in parliament, court battles, and tens of thousands of protesters in the streets. And, to cap it all off, the Beijing …

Media captionIs Turkmenistan’s anti-smoking campaign a sign of political good health? One of the most repressive states in the world is trying to become one of the healthiest. Turkmenistan is promoting fitness and wants to become a smoking-free nation – but when no-one can openly challenge the government’s decisions, how …

Image copyright Ian Lloyd Neubauer Image caption French tourists Anthony Fenech and Pierre Stoar are travelling around Australia in their van Its official name is Tamarama but it’s known as Glamarama for the beautiful people who sunbake on the golden strip of sand wedged between two striking headlands in Sydney’s …

Image copyright AP Image caption Mr Trump (centre) will have to negotiate the delicate relationship with Taiwan, led by Tsai Ing-wen (left), and China, led by Xi Jinping (right) For President-elect Donald Trump, the biggest issue in the US relationship with China is trade. But for Beijing, it’s Taiwan. Mr …

Monthly workshops teaching people how to save stranded dolphins are being run by the government in Oman. The workshops use real-life scenarios and an inflatable replica called Flipper. The government has also outlawed the use of certain types of fishing nets to protect dolphins and whales from getting tangled up …

A year after China rounded up dozens of human rights lawyers and their assistants, some families have received almost no news at all about their loved ones in detention. The BBC’s John Sudworth speaks to three women looking for answers about the cases against their husbands.