Indonesia issues tsunami warning after 8.9 quake
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia issued a tsunami warning Wednesday after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.9 hit waters off westernmost Aceh province. People on Twitter said tremors…
Vietnam craves rhino horn; costs more than cocaine
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Nguyen Huong Giang loves to party but loathes hangovers, so she ends her whiskey benders by tossing back shots of rhino horn ground with water on…
Nightmare zoo in Indonesia shaken by giraffe death
SURABAYA, Indonesia (AP) — The tigers are emaciated and the 180 pelicans packed so tightly they cannot unfurl their wings without hitting a neighbor. Last week, a giraffe died with…
Japanese scientists study dolphins in Indian lagoon
Two scientists from Tokyo University started an observation project at the world-famous Chilika lake in India, the largest coastal lagoon of the country, to find out more about the behavior…
US, Philippine troops train for ‘Japan-like’ quake
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. and Philippine troops will train for how to deal with the aftermath should a massive earthquake similar to last year’s quake that ravaged northeastern Japan…
Obama’s former nanny overwhelmed by new celebrity
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Barack Obama’s former nanny, Evie, is overwhelmed by her jolt from transgender slum-dweller to local celebrity. TV crews troop in and out of her tiny concrete…
Floods will “never again” disrupt business in Thailand, says PM
Floods will never again become a problem for foreign investors who do business in Thailand, promised Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra during a meeting with her Japanese counterpart Yoshihiko Noda…
Obama’s transgender ex-nanny ‘proud’
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Once, long ago, Evie looked after “Barry” Obama, the kid who would grow up to become the world’s most powerful man. Now, his transgender former nanny…
Philippine quake cracks buildings, sparks panic
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials say an earthquake in the central Philippines has caused cracks in buildings and sent people rushing out of houses, offices and hospitals in a panic,…
Thai police net 4 million methamphetamine pills
Thai police said they confiscated more than 4 million methamphetamine tablets Friday in northern Thailand in one of the largest such seizures in the country in recent years. The pills…
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