Image copyright Aadi Production Image caption Chandra, right, clashes with tradition when he returns to his Nepalese village A battle-hardened, world-weary but still young former Maoist guerrilla is summoned back to his native village after his father dies. As he trudges homeward, a young boy orphaned by the war latches …
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Image copyright Getty Images Image caption India has long claimed the diamond The Koh-i-Noor is one of the world’s most controversial diamonds. It has been the subject of conquest and intrigue for centuries, passing through the hands of Mughal princes, Iranian warriors, Afghan rulers and Punjabi Maharajas. The 105-carat gemstone …
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Image copyright Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore Image caption Protesters were dragged away by security guards at Australia’s AACTA awards Actress and director Sophie Mathisen never imagined that for her very first ACCTAs ceremony she would be dressed as a giant sausage. Stars including Isla Fisher and Mel Gibson arrived in Sydney for …
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Image copyright AFP Image caption Junaid Jamshed presents an Islamic quiz show in Karachi, Pakistan The story of Junaid Jamshed’s public life begins with one air crash and ends with another. The August 1988 air crash in Bahawalpur that killed Pakistan’s military ruler Gen Ziaul Haq was widely hailed in …
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Image copyright Reuters What the crowds couldn’t do, parliament has. Every Saturday night for two months, hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Seoul and chanted that the president should step down. Park Geun-hye has been resistant. She has apologised several times, with a face of utter humility – …
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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 …
Read More »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 …
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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 …
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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. …
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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 …
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