Bangladesh Hindu priest murdered by suspected Islamists

Bangladeshi protesters and former Rajshahi University students protest against the killing of a university professor in Dhaka (29 April 2016)

Japan earthquakes make locals panic buy supplies until the shelves are empty

Japanese locals panic buy supplies until the shelves are empty, leaving many to queue up for food and water after two deadly earthquakes

China reports first case of imported Zika virus

Thousands flee homes as Typhoon Koppu hits northern Philippines

A family living along the coast of Manila Bay search for salvageable items after their house was destroyed by strong winds brought by typhoon Koppu on Sunday. Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters

Winds from the storm, which could last three days, reached 210 kmh and brought heavy rain, forcing many people to head for safer ground

Mount Aso in Japan Erupts

Aso eruption forces dozens of tourists to evacuate

At least 27 reported killed as bomb rocks central Bangkok

Motorcycles are strewn about after an explosion in Bangkok, Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Jerry Harmer)

Devastating blast goes off outside Erawan Shrine in downtown district; Jerusalem: No Israeli casualties reported so far

Myanmar floods: President declares state of emergency

A journalist with the Democratic Voice of Burma did a live news report while standing in chest high flood waters.

Myanmar’s president has declared a state of emergency in four regions after heavy floods left 27 people dead

Landslide in Nepal kills 20 after heavy rain, toll may rise

10-year-old boy believed to have been killed in case of human sacrifice

10-year-old Jeevan Kohar

One of the 11 people arrested on suspicion of murder is reported to have confessed, saying that his sick child was under the “spell of a ghost”

Bangkok Is Sinking and May Be Underwater in 15 Years, Study Says

Thai mahouts ride their elephants through the flooded streets October 10, 2011 in Ayutthaya, Thailand, near Bangkok. (Paula Bronstein /Getty Images)