Pledge to Probe People Pinned to Panama Papers
BANGKOK — Authorities today said they will investigate whether any resident in Thailand named in a recent massive leak of information about offshore assets has broken any laws.
Hindu Group in India Asks Gods to Help Trump Win Election
NEW DELHI — Around a dozen members of a right-wing Hindu group have lit a ritual fire and chanted mantras asking the Hindu gods to help Donald Trump win this year's U.S. presidential election.
US Sticking with Calling Myanmar Minority 'Rohingya'
YANGON — Myanmar and the United States appeared to agree to disagree Tuesday on what to call the Southeast Asian nation's beleaguered Muslim minority that Washington and most of the world know as Rohingya.
Eager to Heal Old Wounds, Obama to Visit Hiroshima
WASHINGTON — Eager to heal old wounds and galvanize new generations, President Barack Obama this month will become the first sitting American president to visit Hiroshima, where seven decades ago the U.S. dropped the devastating atomic bomb that ushered in the nuclear age.
Siamese, 30, is Named Oldest Living Cat
MANSFIELD, Texas — A Siamese cat born during the administration of U.S. President Ronald Reagan has been named by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living cat.
Germany: 1 Dead, 3 Wounded in Stabbing at Train Station
GRAFING, Germany — A young German man was arrested after several people were stabbed at a train station near Munich early Tuesday, authorities said. One victim later died in a hospital and three other people were wounded.
Tough-Talking Philippine Mayor Looks Set to be New President
MANILA, Philippines — A brash and tough-talking mayor who has pledged to kill suspected criminals and end crime within six months looked set to become the next president of the Philippines after taking an unassailable lead in an unofficial vote count in Monday's elections.
N. Korea Boots BBC Journalist as Party Congress Continues
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea on Monday was expelling a BBC journalist it had detained days earlier for allegedly "insulting the dignity" of the authoritarian country, while it continued to keep other foreign media away from the first-in-decades ruling party congress they had been invited to attend.
Filipino Mayor Draws Huge Crowd in Show of Force Before Vote
MANILA, Philippines — The outspoken city mayor who is the front-runner in the Philippine presidential race drew the largest crowd Saturday as the candidates held their final rallies, despite efforts by the president to block his election bid over fears he could threaten the country's democracy.
5,000-1 Longshot Leicester Collects Premier League Trophy
LEICESTER, England — In scenes that would have seemed absurd a year ago, Leicester captain Wes Morgan collected the English Premier League trophy on Saturday after one of the most improbable turnarounds by a sports team.
