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November 1, 2018 at 2:20 am

Flight recorder found after crash in Java Sea VIEW

The crash has so far puzzled experts, who without data from the Boeing 737 MAX 8 have only been able to speculate on what caused...

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A man inspects his damaged home following a massive earthquake and tsunami at Talise beach in Palu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. A mass burial of earthquake and tsunami victims was being prepared in a hard-hit city Monday as the need for heavy equipment to dig for survivors of the disaster that struck a central Indonesian island three days ago grows desperate. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) XTS115 XTS115

October 1, 2018 at 2:20 am

Toll climbs in Indonesia as desperate relatives try to reach disaster area VIEW

The official toll is 844 after a massive earthquake and accompanying tsunami hit the central island of Sulawesi on Friday evening, but the number is...

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August 24, 2018 at 3:54 am

The author of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ is wanted in Singapore for dodging conscription

SINGAPORE — The author of "Crazy Rich Asians," the book on which the new film is based, has put the country of his birth on...

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July 18, 2018 at 5:52 am

Thai soccer players and coach speak publicly for first time since their rescue from flooded cave

In their first public appearance since their rescue, the players emerged in their team uniforms, holding soccer balls and dribbling them in a show of...

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In this grab taken from video provided by the Thai Navy Seal, a view of the boys and their soccer coach as they are rescued in a cave, in Chiang Rai in Thailand, Monday, July 2, 2018. Rescuers found all 12 boys and their soccer coach alive deep inside a partially flooded cave in northern Thailand late Monday, more than a week after they disappeared and touched off a desperate search that drew international help and captivated the nation. (Thai Navy Seal via AP) AMB814 AMB814

July 3, 2018 at 3:06 am

Boys found in Thai cave could remain trapped for months

SINGAPORE - They're alive and in relatively decent shape, given their ordeal, but many challenges remain for 12 boys and a soccer coach who so...

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