BEIJING (AP) — With a jar of human feces on a podium next to him, billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates kicked off a “Reinvented Toilet’’ Expo in China. The former CEO of software giant Microsoft said on Nov. 6 that the technologies on display at the three-day expo in Beijing represented the most significant advances in […]
HIV-infected Thai man accused of raping scores of teenagers
BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand have arrested an HIV-infected soldier who allegedly blackmailed and raped more than 70 teenage boys. Police said in a statement they received a complaint that the suspect was using fake social media profiles on Facebook and the gay dating app Blued to win the trust of his victims so […]
Imelda Marcos convicted of graft, court orders her arrest
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine court found former first lady Imelda Marcos guilty of graft and ordered her arrest in a rare conviction among many corruption cases that she plans to appeal to avoid jail and losing her seat in Congress. The special anti-graft Sandiganbayan court sentenced Marcos, 89, […]
Naomi Osaka headed for big money with Japan, global appeal
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Naomi Osaka used a powerful forehand and a matching serve to win the U.S. Open against Serena Williams. Off the court — on the marketing front — experts say she could have the same potential as Williams, and maybe more. “It’s very, very rare to find a […]
Woman fought with driver, causing bus to fall in China river
BEIJING (AP) — A fight between a bus driver and a passenger who missed her stop caused the bus to plunge off a high bridge into China’s Yangtze River, police said. All 15 people onboard are presumed dead. An eight-second surveillance video released by Chongqing city police on its Weibo social media account shows the […]
Data recovered from crashed Lion Air data recorder: official
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Investigators succeeded in retrieving hours of data from a crashed Lion Air jet’s flight recorder as Indonesian authorities extended the search at sea for victims and debris. National Transportation Safety Committee deputy chairman Haryo Satmiko told a news conference that 69 hours of flight data was downloaded from the recorder including […]
Japanese Princess Ayako marries commoner at shrine ceremony
By YURI KAGEYAMA TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Princess Ayako married a commoner in a ritual-filled ceremony on Oct. 29 at Tokyo’s Meiji Shrine. Ayako and groom Kei Moriya were shown on national news walking slowly before guests at the shrine. The wedding took place in one of the pagoda-like buildings in the shrine complex and […]
Brother: Indians died in Yosemite fall while taking selfie
By ASHOK SHARMA and CHONCHUI NGASHANGVA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian couple who fell to their deaths from a popular overlook at Yosemite National Park in the western U.S. was apparently taking a selfie, the man’s brother said. Park rangers recovered the bodies of 29-year-old Vishnu Viswanath and 30-year-old Meekakshi Moorthy on […]
One of Taiwan’s fastest trains derails, killing at least 18
By RALPH JENNINGS DONGSHAN TOWNSHIP, Taiwan (AP) — One of Taiwan’s fastest passenger trains derailed on Oct. 21, on a curve along a popular weekend route, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 170 others, authorities said. The Puyuma express was carrying more than 360 passengers from a suburb of Taipei in the […]
Have 19 hours? World’s longest commercial flight takes off
By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — The world’s longest direct commercial flight is back and taking travelers from Singapore to the New York region. Operated by Singapore Airlines, the city-state’s national carrier, the trip takes slightly under 19 hours. Skipping a stopover in Frankfurt will save hours of traveling time, the carrier says. […]