Police in China's Shaanxi province say they have detained a 47-year-old man for damaging a government building with "construction machinery" on Monday afternoon.
Videos circulating on social media show an excavator tearing down the facade of the building. Local media reported that staff inside the building were urgently evacuated.
No one was injured in the incident, said the police, who did not provide a motive for the act.
With the New Zealand election too tight to call, the BBC's Tiffanie Turnbull reports from a Labour Party gathering after an inconclusive night.
An Indian tourist was killed and two others were injured, officials say, after two helicopters crashed while landing.
Cho Seung-yeon marked the end of her marriage by having a divorce ceremony - however not everyone online was happy about it.
Thai Red Cross workers dressed up as part of a Halloween-themed blood drive in the country's capital Bangkok.
Thai Red Cross workers dressed up as part of a Halloween-themed blood drive in the country's capital Bangkok.
The BBC's Jonathan Head is in Cebu, reporting from outside the home where Markle resided.
The BBC's Liza Tambunan is in central Kalimantan, to explain what peat is and why Indonesia is facing its worst wildfire season in a decade.
Thick orange smog descended on the Indonesian city of Palangka Raya as wildfires continue raging nearby.
Châtaigniers en fleurs, also known as Chestnut Trees in Blossom, is expected to receive record bids at auction this weekend.
The critically endangered apes were rescued from intense wildfires that destroyed their habitat in August and September.
A flash flood at the Budhi Gandaki River has swept away several buildings and bridges, two months after catastrophic floods hit the country.
Tens of thousands of security personnel have been deployed and roads barricaded in Delhi to stop the latest Cockroach Janta Party demonstration.
Thailand’s Queen Suthida made her first solo flight in a fighter jet, according to the Thai Royal Household.
The BBC’s Tessa Wong breaks down how one of Indonesia’s worst wildfire seasons is impacting countries around South East Asia.
Indonesian lawmakers on Wednesday ordered the demolition of a controversial luxury compound inside a penitentiary near the capital.
The municipality building in Baglung was left teetering on an unstable ledge due to floods before it fell into a river.
Days of near continuous downpours have caused widespread flooding in the Thai capital.
The BBC is in Inner Mongolia where dozen of Chinese data centres are being constructed, as the country aims to lead the world in artificial intelligence.
Lian Yunzhi broke the women's world record twice in three days at World Cube Association competitions.
The typhoon is passing Japan's eastern coast, bringing major disruption and heavy rainfall in its wake.
