A Bangladesh government report into the collapse of a multi-storey factory building, which killed more than 1,100, uncovers a series of violations.
A bomb planted in a rickshaw has killed at least 12 people in Quetta in south-west Pakistan, officials say.
An 80-year old Japanese man has reached the summit of Mount Everest, becoming the oldest person to scale the world's highest peak.
Malaysian police arrest three prominent opposition figures, including Keadilan party vice-president Tian Chua, and charge a student with sedition.
A mistake by a crane operator causes a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam and parts of neighbouring Cambodia, officials say.
Ford Motor says it will shut all its Australian manufacturing plants by October 2016, after more than 85 years making cars in the country.
A court in Vietnam reduces the prison sentences of four activists convicted in January of trying to overthrow the one-party communist state.
President Obama is expected to defend US drone strikes and promise more transparency over the attacks, in a major counter-terrorism speech.
The theft of US intellectual property is "unprecedented" and costing billions, a US report says, pointing to China as the main culprit.
The Delhi police chief says at least three more cricketers are being watched for their role in alleged spot-fixing in the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir say they have killed Hilal Molvi, a suspected militant, in a gunfight.
Disney's Iron Man 3 film is set to become China's highest-grossing film of all time, opening the door for more business from Hollywood.
Chinese tourists are replacing South Koreans in a resort which once symbolised the reconciliation of the two Koreas.
The family of a US man found hanged in Singapore have withdrawn from an inquiry into his death, saying they no longer have confidence in the system.
A number of rice mills in the Chinese province of Hunan have been been closed down after dangerous levels of cadmium were found in samples, according to reports,
An 80-year-old Japanese adventurer, Yuichiro Miura, becomes the oldest person to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Hong Kong, one of the most highly populated islands in the world, launches a trial run of a fleet of electric taxis in a bid to tackle its serious pollution problems.
The French circus performance group Mana brings their dazzling displays of acrobatics to India, a retrospective of the work of the Baroque artist Rubens in France - and other stories from the world of arts.
Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has released a music single.
Former French President Valery Giscard d'Estaing reveals he was once jumped on by a panda when he dared himself to enter its cage.
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei releases a foul-mouthed music video in which he recreates his detention and rages against abuses of state power.
A Belgian racing pigeon called Bolt is sold to a Chinese businessman for a world record price of 310,000 euros (£260,000; $400,000).
Dozens of items of Mahatma Gandhi memorabilia, including a blood sample and sandals, are to go on sale in England.
Batsman David Warner is fined for breaching Cricket Australia's code of behaviour over abusive Twitter posts.
Media and experts in China link a senior North Korean official's Beijing visit to escalating regional tensions.