BBC News - Asia

• Afghan bombing: Kabul education centre attack kills at least 18
  The suicide attack outside the private facility in the Afghan capital has wounded dozens more.
• Thai king in rare praise for pro-monarchists
  The king praises a man who held up a royal portrait during a recent anti-government protest.
• China warns UK not to offer citizenship to Hong Kong residents
  The UK plans to offer a path to citizenship to many in Hong Kong after Beijing's new security law.
• US President Donald Trump at debate: Look at India. The air is filthy
  President Trump's 'filthy air' remark drew both anger and introspection from Indians.
• Fukushima: Contaminated water could damage human DNA, Greenpeace says
  The group says the water has a radioactive substance amid reports it could be released into the sea.
• Bihar elections: Huge crowds gather at rallies, raising coronavirus fears
  Experts warn flouting of safety rules at India rallies could have devastating consequences.
• South Korea deaths 'not linked' to flu vaccination drive
  Officials say the country's vaccination drive continues and that several recent deaths are...
• US and North Korea: Trump and Biden clash over Kim Jong-un relationship
  Biden accuses Trump of "legitimising" North Korea as Trump describes his relationship with Kim...
• Australia child abuse: Police arrest 44 suspects and rescue 16 children
  The arrests took place across the country and 16 children were "removed from harm", police say.
• Huawei 'forging forward' despite Trump sanctions
  The phone maker is at the centre of the Trump administration's crackdown on Chinese tech firms.
• India buzzes with fake news of 'civil war' in Pakistan
  Who was behind rumours that police and troops were fighting in Karachi, and what was the motive?
• Coronavirus: North Korea warnings over 'yellow dust coming from China'
  There is no known link between the seasonal dust clouds and Covid-19 but Pyongyang is on high alert.
• Afghanistan conflict: 'Children among dead' in air strike on school
  Officials say some 12 people were killed and 14 wounded, a day after a major Taliban attack on...
• The Indian doctor taking care of thousands of elephants
  Kushal Kunwar Sharma is affectionately known as the "elephant doctor" in India's wildlife community.
• Asafoetida: The smelly spice India loves but never grew
  Asafoetida occupies a treasured spot in the Indian pantry, but has never been farmed there until...