Crews were cleaning up wrecked houses and assessing damage in the wake of a powerful typhoon that lashed Japan with torrential rains, leaving at least two people dead.

Thai officials say Chin Peng, who led a bloody insurgency against British rule in Malaysia and had lived in exile for five decades since then, has died in a Bangkok hospital.

A restaurant that prides itself on organic freshness allows Shandelle Battersby to go to the source of her dinner.

In a country where many girls are still discouraged from going to school, Sushma Verma is having anything but a typical childhood.