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.

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.