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Lost and damaged: Philippine volcano steals livelihoods
Destroyed crops and killed off potentially tonnes of fish raised in the lake that rings the volcano
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South Koreans among seven missing in Himalayan avalanche
Incident occurred at an altitude of around 3,230 metres (10,597 feet) close to the base camp for Annapurna
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Experts warn over scale of China virus as US airports start screening
Possibility of human-to-human transmission cannot be excluded
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Trump warns Iran's supreme leader to be 'careful with his words'
He says Khamenei's speech attacking the US was a mistake
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Rainstorms douse bushfires across eastern Australia
Benign conditions of rain, cooler temperatures are helping efforts to contain remaining fires
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Edible caterpillars become rare in drought-hit Botswana
Packed with protein and calcium, mopane worms are stirred into chunky tomato and peanut stews in the African country
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World's shortest man dies in Nepal at 27
Khagendra Thapa Magar, who measured 2 feet 2.41 inches, died of pneumonia at a hospital in Pokhara
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Horse takes a bus ride in Wales
'Passers-by managed to calm the horse down and it then "happily trotted" on to a Cardiff bus via its disabled ramp'
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Deadly kite strings kill over 150 birds in annual religious festival
A bird rescue camp in suburban Mumbai reported treating injured owls, koels (cuckoo) as well as a squirrel
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In pictures: Traditional bull-taming festival leaves dozens injured
India's Supreme Court had outlawed the sport in 2014 after a plea by animal rights groups