Pattaya, once Thailand’s ‘Sin City,’ beckons weary sailors from USS Abraham Lincoln
PATTAYA, Thailand — There’s no getting around the fact that Thailand’s seaside resort of Pattaya has a lingering…
Grand Canyon’s washed-out pipeline also causes economic damage
Deadly flooding at the Grand Canyon is damaging the area’s economy, with a washed-out pipeline severing the South…
Death toll in Nepal floods rises to 469
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers worked through mud and debris Friday in areas devastated by a catastrophic flash…
People missing in Nepal-China flooding are from over 30 countries
Catastrophic flash floods in a border area of China and Nepal have killed at least 353 and left…
3 killed in private helicopter crash on Greek island of Sifnos
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A private helicopter crashed Monday on the popular Greek tourist island of Sifnos, killing…
A bus crash in Hungary kills 12 people, injures others
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A passenger bus traveling on a highway in Hungary early Sunday went off the…
Air traffic controller prevents a disaster between 2 planes
A potential disaster was averted Friday when a Phoenix air traffic controller recognized two American Airlines jets mistakenly…
Eastern China braces for Typhoon Dolphin
BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in eastern China shut schools and tourist sites as Typhoon Dolphin made its way…
Danube River reaches record low water levels during prolonged drought
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — As wildfires rage in France and Spain and a renewed heat wave is bearing…
French authorities order 4,000 moe people evacuated from wildfire areas
LEGE-CAP FERRET, France (AP) — French authorities ordered nearly 4,000 people evacuated Tuesday from tourist sites on France’s…
Visitors came for World Cup soccer, leave with new impressions of US
From across borders and oceans, they came to the United States to watch soccer. Along the way, they…
Parents of Australian teens killed by tainted liquor in Laos are angry at expected charges
BANGKOK (AP) — Australia’s government and the families of two Australian teenagers who died of methanol poisoning in…