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Police vans in 2004 in Hong Kong. Photo: Gp03dhk / Associated Press

Doctor Accused of Killing Family With Gas-Filled Yoga Ball

HONG KONG — An anesthesiologist is on trial in Hong Kong charged with killing his wife and daughter by placing a yoga ball filled...
Roxanne Anderson and her daughter, Raelin, 6, react as a corpse flower blooms at Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park on Thursday in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Photo: Cory Morse / Associated Press

Sumatran ‘Corpse Flower’ in Full Bloom at Michigan Garden

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — Visitors are flocking to a Michigan botanical garden to get a whiff of the unpleasant-smelling "corpse flower" that's in full bloom for the first time in 18 years.
Trader Frank O'Connell works in May on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo: Richard Drew / Associated Press

Asian Markets Mostly Lower After Wall Street Gains

BEIJING — Asian markets were mostly lower Tuesday after Wall Street gained as Italy moved toward forming a euroskeptic-led government.

Vietnam Puts Pork on Menus as Farmers Face Glut, Low Prices

XUAN SON, Vietnam — Pork may be hogging menus in Vietnam's factories and army canteens for some time to come, as the country tries to keep pig farmers stricken by a glut in supply from going under.
A World War II-era Soviet T-34 tank makes its way through the Red Square with the St. Basil's Cathedral in background, in May 2018 during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Moscow. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko / Associated Press

Laos Sends 30 WWII-Era Soviet Tanks to Russia

Russia's Defense Ministry says it has received 30 Soviet WW II-era T-34 battle tanks from Laos — a move reflecting the national veneration of the weapon.

Amid Political Tension, N. Korea and Malaysia Meet in Thailand

BURIRAM — Amid political tension between the two countries, North Korea and Malaysia are about to face each other in a pair of Asian Cup qualifiers in neutral Thailand.
Mexican brothers, from left, Luis Alfonso Gonzalez Villarreal, Simon Gonzalez Villarreal and Jose Regino Gonzalez Villarreal, leave a courthouse in 2012 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Lai Seng Sin / Associated Press

Malaysian Death Sentences Commuted for 3 Mexican Brothers

KUALA LUMPUR — The deaths sentences against three Mexican brothers convicted of drug trafficking in Malaysia have been commuted to prison terms, a lawyer...

Cambodia Acknowledges Arrest of Briton Wanted for Pattaya Murder

PHNOM PENH — A British man suspected of involvement in the gangland-style slaying of another Briton in the Thai resort town of Pattaya has...

Singapore Postcard: Summit Adds Value to North Korea’s Coins

SINGAPORE — Stamped with images of "Eternal President" Kim Il Sung, national monuments or even ballistic missiles, coins minted in North Korea are renowned among collectors for their scarcity, partly due to international sanctions that outlaw them from being auctioned.

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