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As the number of global cases tops 1,300 with 41 deaths reported, Hong Kong has declared an emergency. China, which has already instigated a lockdown in 18 cities, announced it would limit inter-province travel.

China’s president tells a high-level meeting that the country faces a “grave situation”.

China is scrambling to build a 1,000-bed hospital in just 10 days as authorities grapple with the spiralling outbreak of a virus that has left at least 41 dead, and infected hundreds of others.

Many celebrations to mark one of China’s most important holidays, and the Year of the Rat, have been called off as the coronavirus death toll mounts. Fear and travel restrictions are keeping people at home.

The virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan, already on lockdown, banned most vehicle use downtown and Hong Kong said it would close schools for two weeks as authorities scrambled Saturday to stop the spread of an illness that has infected more than 1,200 people and killed 41.  

Representation of China’s LGBT community is improving but many still struggle during Lunar New Year.

Wuhan is building a new hospital that will be finished within six days, according to China’s state media.

Journalist Sajid Mir trekked for hours to reach villagers cut off in Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

Chinese overseas are concerned for their own health and that of their families back home.

Hundreds of people people have been infected with a newly-discovered virus.

Six maps and graphics explaining how the respiratory virus has spread and how it is being dealt with.

Footage shows the men washing themselves with soap and a bucket of water in southern Vietnam.

Here’s what you need to know about one of the world’s biggest celebrations

Chinese nationals in Wuhan on the hopes and fears during life in a locked-down city of 11 million.

What’s it like for those in the Chinese cities in lockdown over the spread of a new virus.

The unnamed 61-year-old man reportedly told police it was “too much bother to deliver them”.

As China takes measures to stop the spread of the virus, health officials are working to understand how it is transmitted. DW spoke with infectious disease expert Raina MacIntyre about what could happen next.

A Malaysian rights group has launched legal action after Singapore ordered a correction to an article accusing the city-state of illegal execution practices. In 2018, Singapore hanged 13 people, mostly for drug offenses.

Serena Williams says she made “far too many errors to be a professional athlete” as she was knocked out in the Australian Open third round.

China will take stricter and more targeted measures to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, state television reported, citing a state council meeting on virus control on Friday. The virus has killed 26 people and infected more than 800, with public transport suspensions in 10 cities, temples shutting, and the rapid construction of a new hospital to treat those infected.  

“The world would be a better place if they weren’t in power,” Mr Soros said at Davos.

Airlines and hotels are having to pay out refunds to tourists affected by the deadly outbreak.

The city is at the centre of a deadly virus outbreak, and has been sealed off by authorities.

The three victims of an air tanker crash had extensive experience fighting fires, their employer says.

The move could be a sign that the country is ready to take a tougher stance on nuclear talks with the US. The newly-appointed minister has no real experience in negotiating with Washington or nuclear issues.

Muhammad Idul tells the BBC the force threw him from his boat before a desperate race to hospital.

The woman boasted about taking medicine to bring her temperature down in order to clear customs.

Almost two decades after Sars, a new mystery virus puts China back in the global spotlight.

Australian artist “Edward” channelled his “raw emotion” about the bushfires into the artwork.

Concerns are growing that the recently-detected coronavirus may spread. Dr Rosalind Eggo explains how that can happen.

China is taking unprecedented steps aimed at containing the SARS-like virus outbreak. Authorities are seeking to control the spread of the disease in the lead up to the world’s biggest annual human migration.

China announced that it will curtail certain Lunar New Year events amid a lockdown in eight cities as it seeks to limit the spread of the coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday it was “too early” to declare the virus a global health emergency.

Are packages bought from Wuhan safe? And is there a reason such viruses are emerging more from China?

A doctor at a Wuhan hospital tells BBC News of her alarm at the spread of the outbreak.

Customers queue outside a pharmacy in Shanghai to buy face masks in bid to avoid new coronavirus.

China has locked down a city of 11 million ahead of a major public holiday as fears of a coronavirus epidemic grow. Residents are concerned about food shortages and overloaded hospitals.

Gambian Abubacarr Tambadou has forced the Nobel laureate to defend Myanmar against genocide charges.

The International Court of Justice on Thursday ordered Myanmar to take urgent measures to protect its Muslim Rohingya population from persecution and atrocities, and preserve evidence of alleged crimes against them.

People in Wuhan are being stopped from leaving – but it may not prevent the virus from spreading.

The International Court of Justice says provisional measures must be implemented to protect Myanmar’s Rohingya minority. In 2017, over 700,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh to escape violence from Myanmar security forces.

British passenger describes the journey from the virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan after the spread of coronavirus.

Why did Uber sell its food delivery service in India to local rival Zomato?

Three American crew helping to battle Australia’s devastating bushfires were killed Thursday when their water-bombing plane crashed in mountainous terrain during a sortie to tackle another outbreak of the deadly blazes.

China placed Wuhan, the city at the centre of a virus outbreak, under effective quarantine on Thursday, suspending outbound flights and trains in a drastic step to contain a contagious disease that has killed 17, stricken hundreds and reached other countries.

It may not be as famous as Beijing or Shanghai, but Wuhan is a huge city with global connections.

Surgical masks have been used to prevent illness in China for decades.

Thousands of women are camping out in a Delhi suburb in protest over a law they see as anti-Muslim.

India’s women have taken the lead in speaking out for people who will be affected by a controversial citizenship law. Although they are often targets of violence, they say the protests will continue.

A mysterious virus that began in China has already spread to several East Asian countries. Experts fear that Lunar New Year travelers will take the virus with them and cause further outbreaks. Julian Ryall reports.

India’s Citizenship Amendment Act, which sparked deadly protests over fears it discriminates Muslims, will not be suspended. PM Modi’s government has four weeks to respond to legal challenges ahead of the next hearing.

Ex-Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull says Scott Morrison has failed to act like a leader during the crisis.

Travellers are advised not to visit the Chinese city from which the new virus originated.

The 2.2 billion-year-old asteroid impact may explain the end of an ice age, scientists say.

Australia’s bushfire crisis has crippled habitats, but in some places life is starting to return.

The BBC’s online health editor explains what we know about the coronavirus.

Photographer Ezra Acayan describes the risky business of shooting a volcano as it erupts.

Taiwan’s liberal president, Tsai Ing-wen, has been re-elected, and the island has once again confirmed its democratic character and difference from mainland China. Beijing sees Taiwan as a renegade province.

Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday acquitted the country’s third-biggest political party of seeking the overthrow of the country’s constitutional monarchy, a case that had highlighted ongoing political divisions in the Southeast Asian nation.

A public health expert gives advice on how to try and avoid infection from the new China virus.

To make an Earth sandwich, you need two people at precise points on opposite sides of the globe.

The Indian government has imposed trade restrictions on Malaysian palm oil following the Southeast Asian country’s criticism of PM Modi’s "anti-Muslim" policies. Can the two countries resolve their differences?

Natta Kota, a fully grown Asian bull elephant, can often be found roaming around a Sri Lankan hotel.

A gallery of recent extreme weather in Australia.

Australia’s bushfires have burned more than half the known habitat of 100 threatened plants and animals, including 32 critically endangered species, the government said Monday.

Rianto is a master of Lengger Lanang, a traditional Indonesia dance where men perform as women.

China is a country caught in the middle of a global struggle: to develop but also be green.

Parts of Australia’s east coast were hit by severe storms on Saturday, dousing some of the bushfires that have devastated the region for months but causing road closures and flash flooding.

A Philippine city blanketed in ash has turned adversity into an opportunity. In a time of disaster, residents have got creative by mixing volcano ash and trash to help reconstruct communities ravaged by Taal.

Chinese health authorities said on Saturday they had discovered four more cases of pneumonia following an outbreak of what is believed to be a new coronavirus strain in the central city of Wuhan, raising concerns that the disease could spread further. 

Pakistan’s military spokesman leaves his post after three headline-grabbing years, to praise and criticism.

Although Bezos promised $1 billion worth of investment during his visit to India, the Amazon CEO and newspaper owner was criticized by Indian government officials over negative coverage of PM Modi’s policies.

Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is promoting the government’s agenda encouraging people to have more children by taking two weeks off — a relatively long time in Japan’s workaholic culture.

Margaret Court was a quiet champion, unrivalled in sport but shy in public. Now she is at the centre of a polemic set to play out its latest chapter.