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The luxury yacht Equanimity is seen in February 2018 in the Benoa harbor in Bali, Indonesia. Photo: Ambros Boli Berani / Associated Press

Malaysia to Sell Superyacht Linked to 1MDB Scandal

KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's government launched a one-month auction Monday for a luxury yacht bought with money stolen from the multibillion-dollar looting of a state investment fund.
Leicester City's chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha on July 8, 2016, in London. Photo: Adam Davy / PA via AP

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Triumphed in Football and Business, Dead at 60

Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was known to fans as a smiling, benevolent man who gave away free beers and hot dogs on his birthday and brought the club its fairytale English Premier League title in 2016.
A Lion Air passenger jet takes off from Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia, in a 2012 file photo. Photo: Trisnadi

Lion Air Jet Crashes Into Sea After Jakarta Takeoff, 188 on Board

JAKARTA — Indonesia's disaster agency says a Lion Air passenger jet crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Jakarta and was carrying 188...
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha / Leicester City FC

Leicester City Confirms Chopper Crash Killed Vichai

LEICESTER, England — The Thai billionaire owner of English Premier League team Leicester City was among five people who died after his helicopter crashed...
Spain's rider Marc Marquez of the Repsol Honda Team rides Oct. 6 during Thailand's inaugural MotoGP qualifying at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram. Photo: Gemunu Amarasinghe / Associated Press

Maverick Vinales Wins Australian MotoGP

PHILLIP ISLAND, Australia — Maverick Vinales ended his and Yamaha's lengthy droughts when he won the Australian MotoGP Sunday as newly-crowned world champion Marc...
Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha / Leicester City FC

King Power CEO Vichai Feared Dead in Helicopter Crash

BANGKOK — The billionaire founder of Thailand’s King Power is believed to have died when his helicopter crashed Saturday night local time in England.
US President Donald Trump answers a reporters question about Supreme Court Justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh during a meeting with Colombian President Ivan Duque in September at the UN General Assembly. Photo: Evan Vucci / Associated Press

Trump Calls Pittsburgh Synagogue Attack ‘Evil’ Anti-Semitism

MURPHYSBORO, Illinois — President Donald Trump mourned the dead and forcefully condemned anti-Semitism Saturday after a mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue that left...
Migrants walk Saturday along the road after Mexico's federal police briefly blocked the highway in an attempt to stop a thousands-strong caravan of Central American migrants from advancing, outside the town of Arriaga, Mexico. Photo: Rebecca Blackwell / Associated Press

Mexico Torn Between Stopping, Aiding Migrant Caravan

TAPANATEPEC, Mexico — The Mexican government seems torn between stopping several thousand Central American migrants from traveling toward the U.S. border in a caravan...

Leicester City Owner’s Helicopter Crashes After Match

LEICESTER, England — A helicopter belonging to Leicester City's owner – Thai billionaire Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha – crashed in flames in a carpark next to...
People watch from inside the building as urban climber dubbed the French Spiderman, Alain Robert scales the outside of Heron Tower building in the City of London, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. Heron Tower is over 200 metres Photo: Frank Augstein / Associated Press

‘French Spiderman’ Barred From Climbing UK Buildings

LONDON — French urban climber Alain Robert has been banned from climbing any building in Britain after scaling one of London's tallest skyscrapers without...

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