Indonesia’s Leader Says Sinking Jakarta Needs Giant Sea Wall
JAKARTA — Indonesia's president said in an interview that he wants to see the speedy construction of a giant sea wall around Jakarta to...
8 Dead, 60 Hurt as Quakes Shake Northern Philippine Isles
MANILA — Two strong earthquakes hours apart struck a group of sparsely populated islands in the Luzon Strait in the northern Philippines early Saturday,...
Libya’s Coast Guard Recovers Dozens of Bodies of Migrants
CAIRO — Libya's coast guard recovered dozens of bodies of Europe-bound migrants who perished at sea as search operations continued Friday, a day after...
Cardinal Ortega, Former Archbishop of Havana, Dies at 82
HAVANA — Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, a sugar worker's son who oversaw the first papal visit to Cuba, helped lower barriers to...
Power Bank Explosion at CNX Caused by Leaked Liquid: Official
CHIANG MAI — The explosion of a power bank at Chiang Mai Airport last week was caused by leaked liquid inside an American tourist’s backpack, officials said Friday.
Thailand’s Last Gorilla Lives in Decrepit Zoo Atop a Mall
On the top floor of a decrepit mall in western Bangkok, the last gorilla in Thailand and her friends will live out their days, with rats and roaches as companions.
Europe Melts Under Sahara Heat Wave, Smashes Heat Records
PARIS — Even ice cream, Italian gelato or Popsicles couldn't help this time.
Rapper A$AP Rocky Charged With Assault Over Fight in Sweden
STOCKHOLM — A Swedish prosecutor on Thursday charged rapper A$AP Rocky with assault over a fight in Stockholm last month, in a case that...
Trial of Cambodian Reporters Who Used to Work for US Begins
PHNOM PENH — The espionage trial of two Cambodian journalists who formerly worked for a U.S. government-funded radio station began Friday, almost two years after their arrests.
Khaosod Signs Partnership With China’s Xinhua
BANGKOK — Khaosod and two other publications under Matichon Group announced a groundbreaking partnership with China’s Xinhua News Agency on Thursday.
