Mass arrests at Russian protests demanding Navalny's release
Demonstrations were held in scores of cities in temperatures as low as -50C.
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Thousands of Hong Kongers locked down as Covid outbreak worsens
Residents at the epicentre of the outbreak must stay home until they've tested negative.
Superpower of the sea: China's maritime ambitions on display in satellite pics
Beijing's "accelerated" aircraft-carrier building programme is bearing fruit.
Ex-Thai civil servant sentenced to 43 years for insulting monarchy
Anchan Preelert's sentence was 87 years but the court halved it after she pleaded guilty.
Beaming Kim takes centre stage as N Korea rolls out big guns
North Korea's leader delivers a message to the US with huge military parade.
Incredible images show eerie aftermath of Philippine eruption
A ghostly landscape greets displaced villagers one year after Taal volcano erupted.
Indonesia crash thwarts push to rehabilitate country's airlines
New York Times: Barely a year goes by without a major air accident in the Asian nation.
Have Covid and brutality killed Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement?
The Times: A year ago, everything seemed possible. Now activists "can't see any light".
2021 baby! The newborns who arrived just in time to farewell 2020
Babies bring light to a dark year.
China clamps down in secret hunt for coronavirus origins
In December last year, market vendor Jiang Dafa started noticing people were falling ill.
China is set to vaccinate millions - without proof its vaccines work
New York Times: China's Covid shots are user-pays - and they require a leap of faith.
South Korea sleepwalks into Covid crisis
South Korea had seemed to be winning the fight against the coronavirus, but not now.
'Odds against peace': China's 2021 plan could spark 'death, destruction'
They have the world's largest navy. Now an expert says China is primed and ready for war.
Tide turns on plans for North Korean 'Ibiza' beach resort
Work grinds to a halt on Kim Jong-Un's vanity project - despite Donald Trump's backing.
The staggering blow out cost of the Tokyo Olympics
In 2013, organisers said the Games would cost US$7.5b. It will cost a lot more.
Taiwan's first local Covid-19 case in months linked to Kiwi pilot
The first locally-transmitted case of Covid-19 since April has been reported in Taiwan.
Second Indian state adopts controversial 'love jihad' law
The new law has seen innocent people tortured and imprisoned, critics say.
'Twitter killer' sentenced to death for serial murders
Man sentenced to death for killing and dismembering nine people in his Tokyo apartment.
Australia v China: The critical lessons New Zealand must learn
OPINION: Closer economic ties with China will bring benefits - but also risks.
Claims woman held under India's Love Jihad laws had forced miscarriage
Muskan Jahan, 22, was forcibly separated from her husband by a Hindu nationalist group.
Covid-19 'undoing decades of progress' for child labour in India
With schools shut and parents losing jobs, families are putting their children to work.
White Island tragedy: The lives cut short when tourism trip ended in disaster
Tourists and tour guides made up the 22 people tragically killed on White Island.
Chinese state TV reports at least 18 coal miners killed by lethal gas
One miner was found alive after the disaster and rescuers are looking for five others.
China creating 'biologically enhanced soldiers': US intelligence chief
Beijing's goal is to "dominate" the planet in every sense, says DNI chief John Ratcliffe.
Warning Graphic: Beheaded tiger found during raid in a Thai zoo
Authorities have seized dismembered animal corpses during a raid at a private Thai zoo.
How NZ could broker a truce between China and Five Eyes
OPINION: China's relationship with the West is spiralling. NZ should step up to help.
NZ corporates show resilience and optimism in global survey
HSBC's survey of global companies found many expecting strong growth next year.
Volcano in eastern Indonesia erupts, thousands evacuated
Mount Ili Lewotolok sent a plume of ash 4000m into the sky as it erupted on Monday.
PM not taking sides in Australia-China tariff fight
A professor of international law is calling on New Zealand to back Australia.
'World's loneliest elephant' starts long road home
Kaavan the elephant is heading to his new home at a sanctuary in Cambodia.
How backpacker grew $100 site to sell into 10 countries in a year
He was doing odd jobs while travelling when he came up with an idea.
Chinese diplomat's photo reveals village that shouldn't exist
Chinese-built Pangda village gleams with newness. But there's a hitch: it's not in China.
China remains open to the world, but it wants to dictate terms
New York Times: It's globalisation - with communist characteristics.
World's tallest elevator begins operation in 'Avatar mountains'
The sandstone plateaus and lift are said to have inspired the sci-fi film Avatar.