Watch: Timelapse shows typhoon barrelling towards Japan

A powerful typhoon passing Japan's eastern coast is bringing major disruption and heavy rainfall in its wake.

The police are urging nearly two million people at risk in Tokyo and surrounding areas to leave their homes.

Satellite footage showed Typhoon Dujuan crossing the Pacific Ocean towards Japan.

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A split screen of a cargo ship heading in the direction of another fishing vessel, and on the right the fishing vessel tipping after being hit.

Watch: Dramatic moment a cargo ship crashes into another vessel

Verified footage appears to show a cargo ship colliding with a fishing boat near Singapore, with investigators still working to establish exactly when and how the crash happened.

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Composite image, on the left is BBC presenter Vandhna Bhan wearing a zebra print top, on the right is a Louis Vuitton Kusama yellow pumpkin bag

Inside Singapore's 'Fort Knox' for city's $2bn dirty money auction

The BBC goes inside a fortified storage facility to view luxury goods seized by police that are now up for auction.

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On the left is BBC correspondent Jake Kwon and on the right is a burnt ferry in the water

What we know about the fatal Philippines ferry fire

Rescuers are searching for survivors after the vessel travelling from the mainland to a popular tourist destination caught fire.

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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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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 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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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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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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Woman holding a microphone split screen with flood tearing through a village.

BBC visits hospital in Kathmandu as families wait for news

More than 150 people have been killed after a massive flash flood on the Nepal-Tibet border, as hundreds still missing.

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Woman wearing headscarf with stars outside Islamabad's PIMS hospital

Watch: 'We grabbed newborn and rushed out of Islamabad hospital'

The moment she saw smoke, Hivsa Walid fled the building with her sister-in-law's baby.

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Video shows scale of flash flood hitting Nepal-Tibet border

This video has been edited by the BBC with white flashes, due to the distressing content.

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Aerial footage shows flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border

Verified videos from Nepal show waters flooding towns as hundreds of travellers are missing, including foreign tourists.

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An Afghan woman sat on a chair talking to a man with a white beard.

Afghan woman, 18, tries to persuade Taliban governor to support her divorce

An 18-year-old woman who accuses her husband of abuse asks a regional governor to support a request to end her marriage.

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Robot boxing, football and sprinting at World Humanoid Games

The second-edition of the five-day competition kicked off in Beijing, China, on Saturday.

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Watch: Moment humanoid robot beats Usain Bolt's 100m record

The robot ran the distance in 9.39 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing.

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A humanoid robot riding a mechanical horse in front of onlookers

Robot horse and rider steal the spotlight at Chinese conference

More than 300 companies are showcasing the latest advances in robotics at the five-day event in Beijing, China, organisers say.

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Priyanka Chopra Jonas on making a film about love and caste inequality

Priyanka Chopra Jonas has executive produced The Cycle of Love, based on an Indian artist who cycled from India to Europe to reunite with his wife.

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A boy wearing a lifejacket holds on to the top of a capsized jet ski as a man swims next to him in the sea

Moment family rescued after 16 hours floating on jet ski off Thailand

A 50-year-old father and his two sons were found floating off Koh Samui island, a local official told AFP on Saturday.

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