BANGKOK – An error by race organizers has made Bangkok home to the world’s longest half-marathon. Instead of the typical…
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Indonesia opens trials of 8 charged with trafficking enslaved men on boats to catch seafood
TUAL, Indonesia – An Indonesian court has opened the trials of three Indonesians and five Thais charged with human trafficking…
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ROME – Soldiers and paramilitary troops toting semi-automatic rifles patrolled outside the Colosseum and inside St. Peter’s Square on Saturday,…
Read MoreScientists break ground in Chile for Giant Magellan Telescope; to be world’s largest by 2021
SANTIAGO, Chile – A groundbreaking ceremony has been held in Chile for the Giant Magellan Telescope. Scientists and officials gathered…
Read MoreThe Latest: Suu Kyi’s party needs just 3 more seats for majority in Parliament
YANGON, Myanmar – The latest on landmark elections in Myanmar. (All times local.) ___ 1:30 p.m. According to the latest…
Read MoreTrial opens in London for Maoist cult leader accused of raping, imprisoning followers
LONDON – A trial has opened in London for the leader of a Maoist cult who is accused of sexually…
Read MoreIn the intensely competitive world of beer sales, size may not help win the consumer stakes
LONDON – It’s no fun being in the middle. Heineken, Molson Coors and Carlsberg are storied brewers that trace their…
Read MoreMalta, host of migrant summit, unpopular with refugees but some see land of opportunity
VALLETTA, Malta – When Success Ibginedion, a young Nigerian woman, was rescued from a smugglers’ fishing boat after three days…
Read MoreTimeline of former West German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt’s career
BERLIN – A timeline of the career of Helmut Schmidt: — Dec. 23, 1918: Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt born in…
Read More5 killed when cyclone hits Yemen island, United Nations says; about 3,000 families displaced
UNITED NATIONS – U.N. humanitarian officials say five people have been killed in a cyclone that hit Yemen on Monday.…
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