What we know about the fatal Philippines ferry fire

A search and rescue operation is underway after a fatal ferry fire in the Philippines. The ferry had been travelling off the mainland town of Coron, in the Palawan Province, south of Manila.

The BBC's Jake Kwon explains everything you need to know.

Inside Thailand's school shooter drills following recent attacks

Police say they hope the drill will help prepare students, as concern grows over the increase in school shootings in South East Asia.

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A woman lying in mud being fed water from a bottle by rescuers.

Watch: Moment 64-year-old Nepali woman is found alive in mud-buried home

Chandika Shrestha was airlifted to hospital after spending more than 10 days in her partially buried house.

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(Left) Azadeh Moshiri in Nepal, (Right) Rescuers wearing hard hats and high visibility jackets carry a rescued man.

'A rare moment of joy': Nepal tunnel rescues bring hope for more flood survivors

There are still hundreds of workers trapped in a network of tunnels that run along the Trishuli river.

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A group of rescuers holding a man on an orange stretcher.

Watch: Moment workers are rescued from Nepal tunnel

Rescuers pull two people from a hydropower tunnel more than a week after a massive flash flood devastated the Nepal-China border.

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Split screen showing a helicopter landed on rubble and BBC reporter Azadeh Moshiri speaking to camera surrounded by greenery.

Nepal says it will need billions in funding to rebuild after flash floods

BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri is in Nepal where authorities are trying to begin rebuilding amid the debris.

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Could robots be the future of theme parks?

Galaxy Robot Park is a 16,500-square-meter venue in South Korea, with attractions including humanoid robots dancing to K-pop hits.

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A split screen image. On the right, a Nepalese man wearing a checked shirt and a cap. On the right, water pours down in front of a tunnel.

Nepal tunnel rescuers hunt for survivors with rafts and drone

South Asian correspondent Azadeh Moshiri is at the site of a tunnel where rescuers still hope to find survivors following the Nepal-Tibet floods.

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Man sitting in the wreckage of the flood.

'Nothing but mud and silt' - the village swept away by deadly floods in Nepal

BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri spoke to a local, who is still waiting for his his wife's body to be retrieved, as rescue efforts continue.

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'It's hard to balance emotions and professionalism' says Nepal rescuer

Helicopter pilot, Bibek Khadka, has told the BBC that families with missing loved ones have been reaching out to him for help.

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Why US troops have a history in this raucous Thai city

The BBC's Jonathan Head looks at the historical echoes of US troops arriving in Pattaya, a beach resort famous for its racy bars.

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Cup noodles made with cold water? BBC tries Japan's viral snack

The BBC's Tokyo correspondent Kurumi Mori tries Japan's latest food trend, instant noodles made using cold water.

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Orangutans in danger as wildfires blaze through Borneo

Wildfires in Indonesia have destroyed part of the natural habitat of hundreds of orangutans, risking the survival of the species.

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Left, a lone building stands amid the flood wreckage. Right, a woman with shoulder length brown hair stands.

Once a village, now barren land - BBC in valley devastated by floods

The BBC reports from Sano Barkhu, a village overlooking the town of Syfrubesi, which was destroyed by the Nepal flooding.

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A dog digs through rubble, while men in orange hard hats look down a mine shaft.

Rescue efforts continue on both sides of Nepal-Tibet border

Rescue dogs searched for flood victims in Tibet while authorities worked through the night at a Nepal power plant where hundreds are missing.

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Teenage boy wearing a superman costume and gas mask standing in land burnt by wildfires

Why is this teenager fighting fires dressed as Superman?

A 17-year-old boy has gone viral for wearing a superhero costume while volunteer firefighting in Indonesia, as the country faces a super El Niño.

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A woman in a blue rain jacket sits in a car, looking out a window.

Nepal flood relief vehicles trapped as heavy rain turns roads to mud

Thousands in Nepal are still waiting to be rescued, but unpredictable weather is making such operations increasingly difficult.

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Composite image: Woman wearing a blue dress on the left hand side and rescue teams search mud and debris on the right hand side

China censors videos showing deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border

Footage of the flash floods have become almost impossible to find on China’s heavily censored internet.

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Rescuers transport an elderly woman rescued from flooded area

97-year-old woman rescued after Nepali floods looked like 'a warrior'

A 97-year-old woman, Guna Maya Bohara, survived the flash floods and was rescued using an excavator.

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A splitscreen of a flooded landscape on the left and a man wearing an orange poncho and a woman on the right wearing glasses.

BBC speaks with US group after 77 trekkers go missing in Nepal flood

The BBC’s Helena Humphrey visited Isha Foundation in the US state of Tennessee, that lost contact with their tour group on the China-Nepal border.

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Laura Bicker in a blue shirt (l) and a mountaintop lake (r)

Watch: Why rescuers fear new barrier lake could cause another Nepal-Tibet flood

Laura Bicker explains how a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border is raising fears of a second flood.

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