2 Jets Evacuated in Bomb Scares at New Delhi Airport
NEW DELHI — Security personnel have evacuated passengers and crew from two aircrafts operating from New Delhi's international airport after they received anonymous phone calls of explosives being placed in the planes.
Myanmar Army’s Choice for ‘Hardline’ VP Met with Surprise and Concern
Myanmar Now
YANGON — Across Myanmar, Htin Kyaw’s appointment as president on Tuesday was greeted with optimism as finally a civilian, and not a general, will lead the government. But the simultaneous approval of the military’s choice for vice-president, Myint Swe, shocked those who suffered under the junta-era hardliner.
YANGON — Across Myanmar, Htin Kyaw’s appointment as president on Tuesday was greeted with optimism as finally a civilian, and not a general, will lead the government. But the simultaneous approval of the military’s choice for vice-president, Myint Swe, shocked those who suffered under the junta-era hardliner.
Koreans Accused of Murdering Korean in Isaan for Insurance
BANGKOK — Police are seeking the extradition of four suspects from South Korea they believe murdered a fifth Korean for insurance money three months ago in the northeast of Thailand.
Film Academy Diversifies Leadership, Apologizes to Asians
LOS ANGELES — The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has added three new governors to its 51-member board and appointed six minority members to other leadership positions. The group also apologized for a racially insensitive skit during last month's Oscar show.
Frenchman Slams Motorbike into Garbage Truck, Dies
SAMUI — A 26-year-old Frenchman was killed after he rode a motorcycle into a parked garbage truck early this morning in front of Samui Town Center.
Obama Nominates Judge to US Supreme Court, Challenging Rivals
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama nominated appeals court judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court on Wednesday, challenging Republicans to drop their adamant refusal to even consider his choice in an election year.
3 Days After Causing 2 Road Deaths, Auto Scion Not Yet Charged
AYUTTHAYA — Police have yet to press any charges against the owner of a luxury car dealership who slammed his Mercedes Benz into another car on a highway, killing the two motorists inside.
2 Suspected Uighur Militants Killed in Central Indonesia
PALU, Indonesia — Indonesian police said Wednesday they killed two suspected Chinese Uighur militants during a hunt for the country's most wanted Islamic radical.
Corruption Catch-22: Report a Bribe and Go to Jail?
BANGKOK — It looked like a shut-and-closed case when a video went viral of a traffic police officer caught red-handed accepting a bribe last week from a truck driver in Nakhon Sawan province.
North Korea Sentences US Tourist to 15 Years in Prison
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea's highest court sentenced an American tourist to 15 years in prison with hard labor on Wednesday for subversion.
