Burials Beginning in Indonesia as Rescue Need Grows Urgent
PALU, Indonesia — A mass burial of earthquake and tsunami victims was being prepared for hundreds of bodies in a hard-hit city Monday as...
Housing Developer, Guards Charged Over Underpass Drowning
BANGKOK — Five people were charged over the death of a woman who drowned in a flooded Bangkok underpass, police said Sunday.
South Korea Begins Removing Mines, Expects North to Do Same
SEOUL — South Korea began clearing mines from two sites inside the heavily fortified border with North Korea on Monday under tension-reducing agreements reached this year. Seoul says North Korea is expected to do the same.
Indonesia’s President Authorizes Foreign Help for Earthquake, Tsunami Disaster
PALU, Indonesia — Indonesia's president has authorized for the country to accept international help for the earthquake and tsunami disaster on the central island of Sulawesi.
Nobel Prizes Still Struggle With Wide Gender Disparity
STAVANGER, Norway — Nobel Prizes are the most prestigious awards on the planet but the aura of this year's announcements has been dulled by questions over why so few women have entered the pantheon, particularly in the sciences.
Indonesia Tsunami, Quake Devastate Coast; Deaths Top 380
PALU, Indonesia — A tsunami swept away buildings and killed at least several hundred people on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, dumping victims caught...
Dusit Zoo That Recalled Old Bangkok Soon Just a Memory (Photos)
Bangkok's 80-year-old Dusit Zoo has the kind of old-fashioned charm that creates family memories in a global capital chock-a-block with shiny shopping malls.
The zoo...
Indonesian Earthquake, Tsunami Left At Least 18 Dead
JAKARTA — An Indonesian official says the earthquake and tsunami that hit central Sulawesi left many victims, as rescuers raced to the region.
Disaster officials...
Facebook Says 50M User Accounts Affected by Security Breach
NEW YORK — Facebook reported a major security breach in which 50 million user accounts were accessed by unknown attackers.
Journalists Slam Pending Bangladesh Digital Security Law
DHAKA — Journalists and human rights groups are demanding major amendments to a bill recently passed in Bangladesh’s Parliament, saying it will further choke constitutionally protected freedom of speech.
