More than 110,000 people are taking part in search and rescue operations after Typhoon Hagibis struck Japan on Saturday.
Most of Hong Kong's metro system remains shut after a day which saw stations and businesses attacked in violent anti-government protests.
North Korea has confirmed it test-fired a new type of a ballistic missile, a significant escalation from the short-range tests it has conducted since May.
China celebrated its growing power and confidence with a massive display of military hardware and goose-stepping troops in Beijing on Tuesday, overseen by President Xi Jinping who pledged peaceful development on the 70th birthday of Communist China.
More than 100 people have died due to flooding caused by heavy rains in the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, officials have said.
North Korea is willing to restart denuclearisation talks with the United States later this month, the country's vice foreign minister has said.
Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have blocked roads to the territory's airport, disrupting the operation of the major Asian transport hub.
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has gone on trial again over alleged multibillion-dollar fraud involving a government fund.
Russia's unmanned Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon after spinning out of control, officials say.
Donald Trump has confirmed that he will not take part in Republican presidential debates with his rivals in the race for the White House.