By BUSABA SIVASOMBOON Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Wildlife authorities in Thailand sent two orangutans back to Indonesia on Dec. 20 as part of a collaborative effort to combat illicit […]
Taiwan probes visa scam allowing visits by Chinese officials
By RALPH JENNINGS Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan prosecutors say they have detained 10 people, including a former staff member of the China-friendly opposition party, and are investigating […]
Violence flares at Indian citizenship law protest in Delhi
By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Police fired tear-gas and struck demonstrators with batons on Dec. 15 in India’s capital city, where thousands, including students at the […]
Temple collapses in Cambodia, killing 3
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Buddhist temple under construction in Siem Reap, home of Cambodia’s famed Angkor temples, collapsed on Dec. 2, killing at least three people and injuring […]
50 children killed by measles in Samoa as outbreak worsens
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Samoa’s government said on Dec. 2 that another five children had died within the past day from a measles outbreak, bringing the death toll from […]
LGBT activists in China seek to change marriage civil code
It was only after her partner’s death that He Meili realized the full meaning of marriage. As a lesbian couple in China, He and Li Qin kept their ties largely unspoken, sometimes introducing themselves as cousins.
Gao, the world’s f irst Asian male supermodel, dies
Godfrey Gao, who made headlines in 2011 as the first Asian man to ever model for Louis Vuitton, has died at age 35. Gao made his American film debut in […]
K-Pop star Goo Hara found dead at her Seoul home
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — K-pop star and TV celebrity Goo Hara was found dead at her home in Seoul on Nov. 24, police said. Police said an acquaintance found […]
Ang Lee says China boycott of Taiwan awards show a loss
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) _ Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee says China’s boycott of Taiwan’s Golden Horse film awards demonstrates how politics can take its toll on the arts. Beijing’s order to […]
Sumatran rhino is extinct in Malaysia as lone survivor dies
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, after the last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer. The Wildlife Department in eastern […]
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