IMF: Venezuela’s Inflation on Track to Top 1 Million Percent
CARACAS, Venezuela — Inflation in Venezuela could top 1 million percent by year's end as the country's historic crisis deepens, the International Monetary Fund...
UN Urges Myanmar to Create Conditions for Rohingya Return
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council urged Myanmar's government on Monday to step up efforts to create conditions that will allow Rohingya Muslims...
Activists Slam Punishment of Raped Girl Who Had Abortion
JAKARTA — Activists on Monday criticized a six-month prison sentence given to a 15-year-old Indonesian girl who had an abortion after being repeatedly raped...
Chaotic Congress Row Stalls Duterte Speech, Rebel Deal
MANILA — A leadership row erupted in the Philippine House of Representatives on live TV Monday, delaying President Rodrigo Duterte's delivery of his annual...
Helping Hands Lead Orphan Baby Porpoise to Safety (Video)
RAYONG — On Saturday, a week-old and barely floating baby porpoise bobbed ashore at Khlong Yai Beach, crying out for its mother.
Bangkok Cops Doubt Murder in Dismembered Canal Body
BANGKOK — After piecing together the identity of the man whose severed body parts were found floating in Khlong Saen Saep over the weekend, police said Monday it could have been a freak accident.
Father Jumps From Court After Man Acquitted in Son’s Murder
BANGKOK — After the man he believed killed his son walked free Monday, a distraught father jumped from the eighth floor of the Criminal Court to his death.
Thai Granny Gets ID Card After 94 Years
TRAT — A 94-year-old grandmother received her ID card for the first time Monday after a lifetime deprived of rights and benefits as a...
Drunk Ratchaburi Man Wakes Up Without Penis
RATCHABURI — It seemed like just another alcohol-soaked karaoke rager for a Ratchaburi mechanic, only this time he blacked out and woke to find his penis was no longer there.
Krabi Monkeys Outfox Officials as Effort to Relocate Them Ensues
KRABI — Officials on Monday were trapping and removing long-tailed macaques encroaching on a community around a temple in the south.
Capturing monkeys who are...
