Rescuers struggled to help thousands of people injured and left homeless after their houses collapsed in a major earthquake in southwestern Pakistan, while the death toll from the massive temblor there rose to 285.

Alongside the carnage of Pakistan's massive earthquake came a new creation: a small island of mud, stone and bubbling gas pushed forth from the seabed.

Derek Cheng is captivated by the tasty aphrodisiacs of Vietnamese cuisine.

The average Turkish bartender's concept of a G&T is - take one beer glass. Fill with cheap Serbian gin. Add slice of lemon. Cut with finger of tonic - unless it's already overflowing the beer glass.

Megan Singleton laces up and takes a look at the world's premier marathons worth making the trip for.

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.