Thai beaches saved by military?

Thai beaches saved by military?
GSK-linked investigator's trial begins
Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty
Jewish students threatened aboard bus in Australia
Kerry makes stop in Afghanistan over election crisis
Death toll rises in China earthquake
Nine babies seized in Thai surrogacy raids

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 08:21 PM PDT

Raddled by allegations of corruption and mismanagement by inept authorities, the Thai holiday island of Phuket looked destined within a few years to have its once-beautiful beaches destroyed by the side-effects of mass tourism.

GSK-linked investigator's trial begins

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 07:52 PM PDT

An expatriate corporate detective based in Beijing and Shanghai, who worked with GlaxoSmithKline's under-fire Chinese wing, could soon discover the cost of allegedly falling afoul of China's often hazy corporate law.

Khmer Rouge leaders found guilty

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 04:06 AM PDT

Two former top leaders in Cambodia's notorious Khmer Rouge were found guilty of crimes against humanity by a specially-convened Cambodian court.

Jewish students threatened aboard bus in Australia

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 06:06 PM PDT

It started with older youths boarding an Australian school bus, terrifying the elementary-school-aged Jewish children aboard with slurs from "Heil Hitler" to "kill the Jews," and it ended 40 miles later when the older youths fled before police arrived, according to accounts from some of the young students on the bus.

Kerry makes stop in Afghanistan over election crisis

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 07:25 AM PDT

Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Afghanistan on Thursday to speed up a resolution to the country's election dispute, State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.

Death toll rises in China earthquake

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 06:26 AM PDT

The death toll has risen to 615 after Sunday's earthquake in southwest China's Yunnan province, China's state-run CCTV reported Thursday evening, citing the earthquake relief command.

Nine babies seized in Thai surrogacy raids

Posted: 07 Aug 2014 01:25 AM PDT

Thai authorities have raided two premises and seized nine babies -- allegedly fathered by one Japanese man -- as part of the country's crackdown on suspected illegal surrogacy.