Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the world's highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little attention to the ugly footprint they leave behind. Fluorescent tents, discarded climbing equipment, empty gas canisters and even human excrement litter the ...
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn named owner of Chakri dynasty's billions
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has been granted full ownership of the palace's billions of dollars worth of assets under a law passed last year, according to a rare "explanatory note" published by the financial arm of the powerful but secretive monarchy. Vajiralongkorn inherited one of ...
An Indonesian woman has been found in the belly of a giant python after the swollen snake was captured near where she vanished while tending her vegetable garden, police said Saturday. The body of 54-year-old Wa Tiba was found Friday when villagers cut open the ...
Analysis says North Korea yet to dismantle missile facilities despite Trump claim
North Korea has apparently yet to begin work to dismantle any of its six known missile launch and engine test facilities and two ejection test stands, according to an analysis of recent satellite photos, despite a claim by U.S. President Donald Trump that the ...
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have "great chemistry" and claimed the standoff with the nuclear-armed nation is "largely solved." Trump, speaking to reporters outside the White House, said he had given his "very direct" telephone ...
Trump nominee for ambassador to South Korea, Harry Harris, backs 'pause' in military exercises
President Donald Trump's nominee for ambassador to South Korea on Thursday backed the idea of a "pause" in major military exercises with South Korea, while talks on the North's nuclear program continue. "The whole landscape has shifted, and I believe that we should give exercises, ...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he wished people would "sit up at attention" for him like North Koreans do for leader Kim Jong Un — a joke that sparked outrage on social media and cable news. It was the latest example of a ...
Despite ongoing threat, Trump didn't discuss North Korean hacking at summit with Kim
Among the subjects that U.S. President Donald Trump apparently didn't discuss with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore — rights abuses, exports of missile technology, mistreatment of U.S. prisoners — was its long record of cyberattacks against sensitive targets in the U.S. ...
Vietnam police to prosecute American for causing public disorder: report
Police in Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City on Friday issued a prosecution order for an American man of Vietnamese descent for his alleged involvement in a protest over government plans for economic zones last week, state media reported. William Anh Nguyen, born in 1985, was ...
Hong Kong scientists say new research points to universal antibody drug for HIV
A team of AIDS researchers in Hong Kong says its new research, tested on mice, indicates a functional cure for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, eventually leading to a new antibody that could be used for both prevention and treatment. The findings, published in ...
Sydney Harbour Bridge climb, getting management change, aims even higher
One of Australia's top tourist attractions, the Sydney Harbour Bridge, is set to get a "game-changing" makeover with new climbs and interactive technologies, officials said Friday. Climbing the so-called Coathanger — one of Sydney's most-photographed landmarks and the centerpiece of the New Year's Eve fireworks ...
Crackdown and cash: Hun Sen's recipe for victory in Cambodian election
Drenched in sweat and more than an hour into a speech urging 16,000 garment factory workers to vote for the ruling party, Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia revived the restless crowd by announcing that everyone would receive a cash gift. "Nephews and nieces, it ...
