Thailand Calls Holiday To Allow Escape From Floods

The Philippine foreign secretary says he is recommending to President Benigno Aquino III to pull out all Filipino U. N. peacekeepers from the Golan Heights following the abduction of four by Syrian rebels.

Death toll from factory collapse in Bangladesh passes 1,000 as recovery operation continues

DHAKA, Bangladesh -- Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed above 900. The fire, in an industrial district of Dhaka, comes amid global attention on safety standards in Bangladesh's booming garment industry f

An American tour operator has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor in North Korea for alleged “hostile acts” against the repressive regime, according to its official state news agency. Kenneth Bae, who is in his mid-40s and lives in Washington state, has been described by friends as a devout Christian who took tourists on trips to North Korea, The Associated Press reported.

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