August 8, 2018 Elderly shaman tricked girl into having sex with him for 15 years while hiding her in cave, police say An Indonesian shaman was arrested Sunday for allegedly keeping a young girl hidden in a cave for 15 years and tricking her into having sex with him, police said.
July 24, 2018 Thai soccer team shave their heads before Buddhist ordination weeks after cave rescue The Thai soccer team and their coach who were trapped in a cave for more than two weeks before being rescued had their heads shaved Tuesday while they prepare for Buddhist ordination.
July 24, 2018 Laos dam collapse leaves several dead, hundreds missing Several people were dead and hundreds were missing Tuesday after a hydroelectric dam collapsed in southeastern Laos, state media reported.
July 10, 2018 Australian rangers trap gigantic saltwater crocodile after decade-long hunt, officials say A 15-foot saltwater crocodile was captured Monday in a region of Australia popular with tourists that is thought to be safe from the reptiles, wildlife rangers said.
July 2, 2018 Australia, Philippines basketball players involved in wild brawl A violent brawl broke out Monday during the first round of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifying game between Australia and the Philippines.
June 21, 2018 New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern welcomes newborn daughter 'to our village' The prime minister of New Zealand gave birth to a daughter Thursday, marking the second time an elected world leader gives birth while holding office.
June 20, 2018 Indonesia says up to 192 people feared drowned after tourist boat sinks The search is on for the more than 190 people feared dead after a crowded tourist boat sank on an Indonesian lake earlier this week.
May 14, 2018 Family of suicide bombers killed in attack on Indonesia police headquarters after church bombings Authorities in Indonesia on Monday said that a family—including children— carried out a suicide attack on a police headquarters in the country's second-largest city, a day after members of another family launched coordinated suicide bombings on three city churches that killed at least eight people.
April 9, 2018 China's Xi promises to cut auto import tariff, warns against ‘Cold War’ mentality President Xi Jinping has promised to cut China's auto import tariffs and ease restrictions on foreign ownership in its auto industry amid an escalating tariff spat with Washington.
March 7, 2018 China says US is wasting money on sending ships to South China Sea: report Beijing is unhappy with the first visit by a U.S. aircraft carrier to a Vietnamese port since the Vietnam War and said, in general, the U.S. only wastes money sending warships in the region, a Communist Party newspaper said Wednesday.