Inquest: Cranberries Singer O’Riordan Drowned After Drinking
LONDON — A British coroner says The Cranberries singer Dolores O'Riordan died accidentally from drowning because of alcohol intoxication.
Witnesses told a coroner's inquest at...
Malaysian PM Says Public Caning of Lesbians Tarnishes Islam
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday criticized the public caning of two Muslim women for attempting to have sex, saying...
Thailand’s Politicians Will Have About 2 Months to Campaign. Will They Be Ready?
Politicians gave mixed reactions Thursday to the idea that they may have about two months to campaign for next year’s promised elections once the ban on ...
Unswayed by Protest, City Hall Vows to Evict More Street Sellers
BANGKOK — Top city officials said they will continue to clear vendors from the capital’s sidewalks despite a groundswell of opposition from Bangkok vendors.
2018 Won’t be 2011 For Bangkok Flooding: Experts
Top: Flooding Oct. 23, 2011 at Thupatemi Stadium in Pathum Thani.
BANGKOK — A woman drowned to death in the capital last night, but although seasonal...
India’s Top Court Decriminalizes Homosexual Acts
NEW DELHI — India's top court has struck down a colonial-era law that makes homosexual acts punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
The...
Lawyer Says He Can’t Reach Men Held For Sharing Koh Tao Rape Claims
KOH TAO — Eleven men arrested for sharing Facebook posts about an alleged rape on the tourist island of Koh Tao were questioned without legal counsel and held incommunicado, an attorney said Thursday.
6 Years Gone: Myanmar Woman Escapes Brutal China Captivity
GUCHENG, China — They were the first photos Marip Lu had ever taken of her son, and it broke her heart to think they...
Times Grants Anonymity to Administration Official for Essay
NEW YORK — It was an extraordinary decision at a tense time for editors at The New York Times: a senior official at the...
Passengers on Quarantined Jet Appear to Have the Flu
NEW YORK — A large commercial jet from Dubai caused a scare on Wednesday after a pilot radioed that it would be landing at...
