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Cave Hero Widow Takes Same Airport Guard Job as ‘Sgt. Sam’

SAMUT PRAKAN — The widow of a retired Navy SEAL who died early July during a volunteer mission to rescue 13 people from a...
Myanmar's State Counselor and Foreign Minister Aung San Suu Kyi speaks to the media during a joint press conference with Japan's foreign minister Jan. 12, 2018. Photo: Hein Htet / Associated Press

UN Team: Myanmar Military Chiefs Should Face ‘Genocide’ Case

GENEVA — Investigators working for the U.N.'s top human rights body said Monday that Myanmar military leaders should be prosecuted for genocide against Rohingya...
A worker stands near a container ship Aug. 8 at a port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong Province. Photo: Associated Press

China Struggles to Curb Its Reliance on US Buyers, Suppliers

BEIJING — Faced with plunging U.S. orders, surgical glove maker Ren Jiding is hunting for new markets amid Chinese government calls to reduce reliance...
Mark Zuckerberg speaks during a keynote address in 2008. Photo: Brian Solis / Flickr

Facebook Bans Myanmar Military Chief, Others to Stop Hate

YANGON — Facebook said Monday that it is banning Myanmar's powerful military chief and 19 other individuals and organizations from its site to prevent...
Pham Minh Chuc, an 81-year-old retiree, writes a book of condolences Monday for Senator John McCain in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Tran Van Minh / Associated Press

Former Vietnamese Jailer Says He Respected Late Sen. McCain

HANOI — Sen. John McCain's Vietnamese jailer said he respected his former inmate and felt sad about his death, as others in Vietnam paid...

Isaan Granny Takes Sixth Grade Finals

YASOTHON — Kesorn Sookserm pressed her schoolgirl uniform, held up her yellow umbrella and pedaled off to school Sunday to sit for her sixth...
People hold signs against Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi and the killing of the Rohingya people during a remembrance event to mark the one-year anniversary of the attacks that sent them fleeing to safety in Bangladesh, while holding a rally on Parliament Hill on Saturday in the Canadian capital of Ottawa. Photo: Justin Tang / The Canadian Press via AP

UN Team: Myanmar Military Chiefs Should Face ‘Genocide’ Case

Investigators working for the U.N.'s top human rights body say top Myanmar military leaders should be prosecuted for genocide ...
Jiratpisit Jaravijit, at right, with his father Suwit Jaravijit and mother Lertchatkamol Jaravijit on Monday at the Crime Suppression Division in Bangkok.

Police Implicate Actor’s Parents in Bilking Finn of ‘Bitcoin’

The authorities this week are stepping up their investigation of a financial scam involving the alleged theft of bitcoins from ...

Thailand’s ‘Little Ghosts’ in Korea Scorned at Home

BANGKOK — A video clip of illegal Thai workers arrested in South Korea Sunday drew fresh criticism after official denials that Seoul will stop waiving visa requirements for Thai travelers.

Koh Tao Police Ordered to Investigate Rape Report

KOH TAO — A regional police commander said Monday he has ordered investigators on the southern island of Koh Tao to look into reports that a British tourist was sexually assaulted there.

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