Black smoke billowed from the 180ft Lady D and the Canadian captain of the ship could do nothing while the blaze roared in Phuket, Thailand.

The unsuccessful first search for Nora Quoirin (pictured) will inevitably raise questions about why the British teen's naked body was not found sooner.

A cute kitten who was drowning on a roof during Typhoon Lekima, in Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia, has been saved - after firefighter Amirul gave it chest compressions.

Police in Malaysia said Nora Quoirin's family would have to wait until at least today for the results of tests that may unravel the mystery of her death. Her body was found in the jungle on Tuesday.

A British officer from the National Crime Agency stayed at the Malaysian resort where Nora Quoirin vanished in order to test whether an intruder would have been able to snatch the teen undetected.

Rihana Oksana Veovodina married Sultan Muhammad V last year and he dramatically gave up his Malaysian throne in January amid growing pressure over their relationship.

One of the top qualities that we look for in a long-term partner is kindness, according to new research by Swansea University conducted on over 2,700 college students from across the globe.

This is the charming moment a child stops crying when his father hands him a bank note in Melaka, Malaysia. However, when the note is retrieved from the baby, he resumes bawling.

Oksana Voevodina, 27, insists the child is the Sultan's - conceived on a holiday in Australia - and vowed to go to court in Moscow to demand a DNA test in a bid to prove the then king's paternity.

Australian grandmother Maria Exposto, who faced death by hanging after being found guilty of importing ice into Malaysia in 2014 has had her conviction overturned by the country's federal court.

Maria Exposto, 55, from Sydney was freed on Tuesday after the Federal Appeal Court of Malaysia agreed that she was an innocent dupe and had not known she was carrying drugs in December 2014.

Roberto García Roa from the University of Valencia captured the winning image called 'Red Night', which shows a Malagasy tree boa perched in a tree, that he photographed while in Madagascar.

The martial arts expert had been teaching taekwondo stances to Syamimi Sazilan, 16, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when the eager student misjudged the distance of her kick.

Oksana Voevodina, 27, says she was told via a friend that her son Ismail is in 'mortal danger', that she should drop her paternity lawsuit against the former Sultan of Malaysia, and stop speaking to the press.

Budget airline AirAsia must have missed the memo about the popularity of airline food, announcing the opening of a new restaurant serving only in-flight meals.

Heroic New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has rolled up her sleeves and gotten to work meeting first responders and traumatised tourists after a horrific volcano eruption leaves five dead.

Travellers were boarding a Malaysia Airlines flight on New Year's Day from Kuala Lumpur to Auckland when their journey came to a sudden halt.

Flight MH145 from Kuala Lumpur to Auckland was cancelled about 8.45pm on New Year's Day after passengers sat in the plane on the tarmac for hours.

Fed up with the relentless stream of waste being offloaded by nations such as Britain and the US, Malaysia's government today ordered 3,737 metric tonnes of trash be returned.

The mountain of waste which includes cardboard, drinks packets, aluminium foil and paper was discovered in a warehouse in Bogaczew, 72miles from the port city of Gdansk.

The woman, named as Helen, found a note taped to the door of her Perth rental property outlining why the house was in lockdown.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY DAVID COVERDALE: Sam Ward tilts his head forward to show a scar running all the way across his scalp down to the bottom of his left ear. 'I had my face off,' he explains.

The adorable creature perches on railings next to the woman in Mangrove Park, Perak, Malaysia. It moves behind the woman to kick her before nibbling on the sleeve of her shirt.

The 83-year-old woman and her husband were among 145 passengers from the Westerdam cruise ship who flew to Malaysia on February 14, Malaysia's health ministry said in a statement.

Mr Abbott sensationally revealed he was told by the 'very top levels' of the Malaysian government just days after the tragedy Captain Zaharie Shah was a suicidal killer.

Oksana Voevodina, 27, revealed the astonishing messages during a TV interview with presenter and politician Ksenia Sobchak. She claims they were sent by the Sultan's 'hidden Czech wife'.

The MS Westerdam made shore in Sihanoukville on February 13 after being rejected by five countries over fears its passengers could be carrying the new virus, which has killed more than 2,000 people.

Ina Meliesa Hassim was fired from her position with Malaysia Airlines in 2017 for being just one pound 'overweight'. The Industrial Court of Malaysia ruled in favour of the airline.

The Malaysian flag carrier scooped a total of three accolades at the annual Cellar in the Sky Awards in London, which included the coveted title of having the best overall wine cellar for 2019.

In a desperate attempt to contain a crisis, the Asian nation is 'working around the clock' to trace potential carriers of the killer infection.

A pensioner who smuggled more than £53million worth of rare baby eels to the Far East from a barn in the West Country has been spared jail after lawyer argued he could catch the virus.

Airlines are refusing to check in passengers trying to get on flights out of Australia if they are headed to locked down countries, as more and more close their borders against coronavirus.

This week a reader asks for help with claiming a refund after they had to abandon their tour around Asia, while another seeks tips on how to plan a challenging hike in the Alps for after lockdown...

In February, just 19,500 short-term visitors came from China - the lowest monthly tally since January 2004, Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showed. Travel bans have hit the tourism industry.

TJ and Chee, from Malaysia, appeared on Location, location, location last night as they hunted for their forever family home in Winchester but viewers were unimpressed by their picky attitudes.

Appearing on This Morning, Camilla Tominey said that Kate Middleton is the person who needs to modernise the monarchy in the wake of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's departure.

Prince Charles, 71, and Camilla, 72, visited the Tower of London this morning to mark 535 years since the creation of Yeoman Warders, better known as the Beefeaters.

The Today show reported that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited Stanford in Palo Alto, California, on Tuesday to attend a 'brainstorming session'.

Charles, 71, appeared in excellent spirits as he welcomed stars including Claudia Winkleman and Rob Brydon to The Prince's Trust Invest in Futures Gala at Kensington Palace.

The co-ed Anglican school, an hour's drive south of Melbourne, told parents 'many' students in the Cuthbertson boys' boarding house were involved in the organised fighting circle.

The Prince of Wales has issued a stark warning that humans have just ten years left to save the planet on Tuesday, on the 50th anniversary of a landmark speech he made on the environment.

Prince Charles has been praised for bravely climbing into a water-logged cellar in storm-hit Pontypridd in the Welsh valleys to see the devastation caused by Storm Dennis.

Josh, 29, had his hair slicked back into Prince Charles' signature quiff, at one point sporting a number of hair clips as production crew tended to his outfit.

Andrew Marshall was searched by police as he walked through The Mall area around St James's Palace (pictured) at night. He was arrested and charged with two counts of weapon possession.

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is located on within a mountainside on Spitsbergen, an island in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic Sea.

Shane Watson took inspiration from Lauren Hutton for embracing this season's safari jacket trend. British style expert, advises investing in a khaki jacket for versatility.

New South Wales Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons almost had his trip to the UK to meet Prince Charles cancelled over coronavirus fears.

Sheila Ferguson (pictured) is battling a property development she claims threatens to destroy her priceless collection of musical memorabilia, contained in garages near her former Thames home.

The Queen, then aged 42, travelled on the Tube in March 1969 as part of an engagement to open the Victoria line. Photos from the outing were shared on the Royal Family Instagram yesterday.

Both' party princes', Andrew and Harry have at times been lambasted for tarnishing the Royal Family's reputation - but other aristocratic second sons have not suffered the same fate.