Showing 91-100 of 113 results
-
US sends most senior visitor since coup
Associated Press, Published on 25/01/2015
» WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is sending its highest-level diplomatic visitor to Thailand since last year's military coup, although a return to democracy there remains a distant prospect.
-
Tourism thriving in Malaysia despite airline tragedies
Associated Press, Published on 03/03/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Two airplane catastrophes put Malaysia on the map in a bad way in 2014. But the high visibility didn't hurt the country's tourism industry and may even have helped: Visitor numbers posted their strongest growth in years.
-
Japan vows to save IS group hostages
Associated Press, Published on 20/01/2015
» CAIRO — The Islamic State group threatened to kill two Japanese hostages Tuesday unless they receive $200 million in 72 hours, directly demanding the ransom from Japan's premier during his visit to the Middle East. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed to save the men, saying: “Their lives are the top priority.”
-
Chinese protest, open emergency exits
Associated Press, Published on 11/01/2015
» BEIJING — Chinese police say two passengers have been jailed for opening aircraft emergency exit doors as the plane was taxiing to protest a lengthy flight delay.
-
500K Sri Lankans attend Pope mass
Associated Press, Published on 14/01/2015
» COLOMBO — Pope Francis pressed his call for Sri Lankan reconciliation Wednesday by canonizing the country's first saint as a model for national unity and visiting the war-ravaged north to pray at a shrine revered by both Sinhalese and Tamil faithful.
-
Powerful typhoon hits Hainan
Associated Press, Published on 18/07/2014
» BEIJING — A powerful typhoon killed one person and damaged several houses on the southern Chinese island of Hainan on Friday after claiming 54 lives in the Philippines.
-
Picasso painting reveals hidden man
Associated Press, Published on 17/06/2014
» WASHINGTON — Scientists and art experts have found a hidden painting beneath one of Pablo Picasso's first masterpieces, "The Blue Room,'' using advances in infrared imagery to reveal a bow-tied man with his face resting on his hand. Now the question that conservators at The Phillips Collection in Washington hope to answer is simply: Who is he?
-
Teething troubles for Chinese tourists
Associated Press, Published on 15/04/2014
» CHIANG MAI — The bucolic, once laid-back campus of one of Thailand's top universities is under a security clampdown. Not against a terrorist threat, but against Chinese tourists.
-
Panuphol leads at The Championship
Associated Press, Published on 01/05/2014
» SINGAPORE - Panuphol Pittayarat made nine birdies in a blemish-free round of 9-under 63 to take the first-round lead at The Championship at Laguna National on Thursday.
-
Rookie Lee leds LPGA event
Associated Press, Published on 22/03/2014
» PHOENIX - South Korea's Mirim Lee fired a five-under par 67 to seize a two-stroke lead over New Zealand teenager Lydia Ko after the second round of the LPGA Founders Cup.
Your recent history
-
Recently searched
-
Recently viewed links