From the archives: Ratan Tata's interview from 1997

Pyongyang vowed to sever road and railway access to South Korea in a bid to “completely separate” the two countries.

The elephants were evacuated from flash flooding at a sanctuary near Chiang Mai, Thailand.

The BBC hears from women who have seen their rights crushed since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan.

A Taliban government spokesman says the edict is in accordance with Islamic Sharia law.

The BBC reports from inside Jalalabad hospital in Afghanistan, as malnutrition is ravages the country.

In Vanimo, a town near the border with Indonesia, the Pope donned a traditional Bird of Paradise feathered headdress.

The country has been hit by one of its strongest typhoons in decades, with authorities issuing highest alert.

Japan has been hit by one of its strongest typhoons in decades

Surveillance footage captured the moment of the explosion at Ningbo-Zhoushan Port in Zhejiang.

A clean-up operation is underway after a plane crashed during takeoff in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing at least 18 people.

Footage shows the column of air and water near Misamis Oriental province on Thursday.

Eyewitness footage shows a funnel-shaped column ripping through Shandong province.

Footage shows the Tianlong-3 rocket falling back to Earth and exploding in a hillside in central China.

Twenty-three people died in a lithium battery explosion and fire in a South Korea factory.

The ceremonial welcome marks the start of a three-day state visit to the country.

The Philippines says its soldiers were attacked with swords, spears and knives in the South China Sea.

Footage shows rivers of volcanic ash and debris following an ‘explosive eruption’ at Mt Kanlaon.

On 4 June, Indians will find out who governs their country for the next five years.

North Korea sends at least 260 balloons into the South, scattering suspected excrement and rubbish.

Around 2,000 people in Papua New Guinea are thought to have been buried, with further landslides feared.