Asia Pacific
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Indonesian ferry captain blames storm as search resumes
AFP - Monday, November 23TANJUNG BALAI, Indonesia (AFP) - - The captain of an Indonesian ferry which sank killing 29 people rejected claims of overcrowding Monday and blamed a freak storm for the disaster, as officials launched an investigation.
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S.Koreans mourn rising star supermodel
AFP - Saturday, November 21SEOUL (AFP) - - Fans and friends on Saturday expressed shock at the death of a South Korean supermodel who was found hanged in her central Paris apartment earlier this week.
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Anger builds as China mine toll rises to 104
AFP - Monday, November 23HEGANG, China (AFP) - - Relatives of victims angrily demanded answers Monday as hopes of finding more survivors after China's worst mining disaster for two years took a blow with the death toll rising to 104.
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Outrage at photo of naked woman in China prostitute bust
AFP - Wednesday, November 4BEIJING (AFP) - - A photo showing a plainclothes policeman pulling a naked woman by the hair during a prostitution bust in central China has caused outrage on the Internet, where it has been widely circulated.
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2nd autopsy for Malaysian opposition aide: lawyer
AFP - Sunday, November 22KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - - A fresh autopsy was being held Sunday on the body of a Malaysian opposition aide who fell to his death from anti-corruption offices where he was being questioned, his family's lawyer said.
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Top SKorean model found hanged in Paris apartment
AP - Saturday, November 21PARIS - A 20-year-old top South Korean model who was a fashion week regular in New York, Milan and Paris has been found hanged in her Paris apartment, a police official said Friday.
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Dalai Lama says Obama not soft on China
Reuters - Monday, November 23NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said on Sunday U.S. President Barack Obama was not soft on China and said he hoped he would discuss Tibet with the Indian prime minister in Washington this week.
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Death threats for Thai PM in pro-Thaksin stronghold: MP
AFP - Saturday, November 21BANGKOK (AFP) - - Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva visited the north of the country amid heavy security Saturday after receiving death threats over a planned trip to a stronghold of ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Japanese temple resorts to manga to woo visitors
AFP - Sunday, November 22HACHIOJI, Japan (AFP) - - Girls clad in maids' outfits are not traditionally associated with Buddhism, but that has not stopped monks at a centuries-old temple using Japanese pop culture to woo visitors.
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Separated twins beat the odds
AFP - Sunday, November 22MELBOURNE (AFP) - - Bangladeshi conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna appeared on Sunday to have beaten the odds with their miracle story of survival, both awaking from landmark separation surgery happy and well.
