Taiwan says it has shot down an unidentified civilian drone over one of its islands that lies just a few kilometers from mainland China.

China has committed "serious human rights violations" against Uyghur Muslims in its northwestern region of Xinjiang, which may amount to "crimes against humanity" according to a long-awaited report released Wednesday by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

From lush, temperamental fiddle-leaf figs to laidback snake plants, indoor houseplants have become ubiquitous in the homes of many millennials and Gen Z -- particularly as their care became a soothing and serotonin-boosting hobby early in the pandemic.

A Malaysian court on Thursday found Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former prime minister Najib Razak, guilty of seeking and receiving bribes in exchange for government contracts, just days after her husband was jailed for corruption.

China last year registered the fewest marriages since its public records began more than three decades ago -- adding to concerns the country faces a looming demographic crisis.

A dazzling pink diamond, described as one of the world's purest, could fetch more than $21 million when it goes under the hammer in Hong Kong in October, auction house Sotheby's said on Wednesday.

In the past few weeks, Daniela Jorquera, a 55-year-old Chilean sociologist who defines herself as progressive, started going to rallies to support adopting a new constitution.

India received 3.4% more rainfall than average in August as heavy rains hit central and southern parts of the country, the state-run weather office said on Wednesday.

Australian sailors will soon begin training on the United Kingdom's nuclear-powered submarines as the defense relationship between Britain, Australia and the United States deepens under the AUKUS agreement, the British government announced Wednesday.

A nursing home in southwestern Japan is hiring some unusual new employees: babies.