Obama to Push Trade Agenda at ASEAN Summit
MANILA, Philippines — A summit next week between Southeast Asian leaders and President Barack Obama is unlikely to deliver any big economic prizes, but will allow the American side to press the advantages of joining a Pacific trade pact that doesn't include China.
US Congress Bans Import of Forced Labor Products
WASHINGTON — A bill headed for President Barack Obama this week includes a provision that would ban U.S. imports of fish caught by slaves in Southeast Asia, gold mined by children in Africa and garments sewn by abused women in Bangladesh, closing a loophole in an 85-year-old tariff law that has failed to keep products of forced and child labor out of America.
Rape Victims Struggle to Find Justice in Myanmar
By Ei Cherry Aung
Myanmar Now
YANGON — Last year, a cleaner hired by Phu Pwint’s family raped the 11-year-old girl when she was alone in her home in Hlaing Tharyar Township in northern Yangon.
Myanmar Now
YANGON — Last year, a cleaner hired by Phu Pwint’s family raped the 11-year-old girl when she was alone in her home in Hlaing Tharyar Township in northern Yangon.
Scientists Hear Ripple in Spacetime, Validating Einstein
WASHINGTON — It was just a tiny, almost imperceptible "chirp," but it simultaneously opened humanity's ears to the music of the cosmos and proved Einstein right again.
Mexican Prison Riot Leaves 49 Dead
MONTERREY, Mexico — A prison riot that left 49 inmates hacked, beaten or burned to death opened searing questions about gang rule, extortion and human rights violations in Mexico's overcrowded prisons, where people merely awaiting trial are mixed in with some of the world's most hardened killers.
Drug Smuggling Charge Dropped Against 92-Year-Old Sydney Surgeon
SYDNEY — Prosecutors dropped a charge against a 92-year-old retired surgeon on Friday that alleged he had smuggled 1 million Australian dollars (25.15 million baht) in cocaine hidden in bars of soap into Sydney airport.
N. Korea Orders Military Takeover of Inter-Korean Factory
PAJU, South Korea — North Korea on Thursday ordered a military takeover of a factory park that was the last major symbol of cooperation with South Korea, saying Seoul's suspension of operations at the jointly run facility was a "dangerous declaration of war."
Spain: Puppeteers in Terror Case Released From Jail
MADRID — A Spanish court on Wednesday released two puppeteers jailed since last week for allegedly praising terrorism in a controversial Carnival show funded with public money.
Seoul: North Korean Military Chief Executed
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un had his military chief executed for corruption and other charges, a South Korean official said Thursday.
Elephant Rampages in West Indian Town, Smashing Homes
KOLKATA, India — A wild elephant rampaged through a west Indian town on Wednesday, smashing homes and sending frightened residents running.
