In Ecuador, a bus traveling through the Amazon fell off a cliff, leaving 9 dead and 16 injured.
In the Philippines, 208 people lost their lives due to a super typhoon.
In Malaysia, more than 41,000 people were displaced due to floods caused by monsoon rains.
In Hong Kong, this Sunday's legislative elections had the lowest turnout on record.
Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai denied making sexual assault allegations against a retired Communist Party leader.