Southeast Asian leaders launch human rights body at annual summit amid strong criticismCHA-AM, Thailand — Southeast Asian nations inaugurated their first regional human rights commission Friday, a watchdog immediately derided as toothless by activists who walked out of a meeting to protest being snubbed by five of the governments involved. Tens of thousands evacuated as new typhoon bears down on storm-hit PhilippinesMANILA, Philippines — Filipinos braced Friday to be whipped by powerful winds and pelted with rain from a second typhoon in eight days, fleeing by the tens of thousands from low-lying areas and suspending cleanup operations in the flooded capital. Sodden Philippines begins evacuations ahead of another storm as toll from last one tops 350MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines began evacuating a province near Manila on Thursday ahead of a looming typhoon, as rain falling on the saturated capital added to the misery of victims of recent floods and stoked fears of another disaster. Sodden Philippines readies for another storm as toll from the last one risesMANILA, Philippines — Asia had little respite Thursday from an already brutal storm season, with warnings the next tempest was en route to the Philippines while three nations counted their dead from the previous typhoon, with the toll reaching 386. Typhoon Ketsana kills more than 360 in path of destruction across Southeast AsiaMANILA, Philippines — A new typhoon gathered strength Thursday off the Philippines while nearly 700,000 people still sought help in badly stretched relief centers from massive flooding caused by Ketsana, one of the region’s most destructive storms in years. Typhoon Ketsana kills more than 300 in path of destruction across Southeast AsiaMANILA, Philippines — One of the most destructive storms in years extended its deadly path across Southeast Asia, blowing down wooden villages in Cambodia and crushing Vietnamese houses under mudslides after submerging much of the Philippine capital. Grand jury in Calif. drops charges against former Laotian general in government overthrow caseFRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury in California investigating an alleged plot to overthrow the government of Laos has dropped charges against a leading figure in the nation’s Hmong community, the U.S. attorney’s office in Sacramento said Friday. Millicom International agrees to sell majority stake in Laos operationsNEW YORK — Millicom International Cellular SA said Wednesday it has agreed to sell its 74.1 stake in its Laos business to Russian telecommunications company VimpelCom for $65 million. Pregnant British woman sentenced to life imprisonment for drugs returns to UK
Pregnant Briton jailed on drug charges in Laos flown home to serve remainder of sentenceVIENTIANE, Laos — A pregnant Briton sentenced to life imprisonment in Laos for trafficking heroin flew home Thursday to serve the remainder of her sentence, just weeks before she was due to give birth. Pregnant Briton jailed on drug charges in Laos handed over to British authoritiesVIENTIANE, Laos — A pregnant Briton sentenced to life imprisonment in Laos for trafficking heroin has been transferred to British custody and will be sent home to serve her sentence there, a diplomat said Thursday. Pregnant Briton jailed on drug charges in Laos to fly homeVIENTIANE, Laos — A pregnant British woman jailed in Laos for trafficking heroin is being flown home to serve her sentence in Britain. Lao court sentences pregnant British woman to life in prison on drug chargeVIENTIANE, Laos — A court in Laos found a pregnant British woman guilty of trafficking heroin and sentenced her to life in prison Wednesday, a court official said. South Korean president calls for common ‘economic community’ with Southeast Asian blocSEOGWIPO, South Korea — South Korean President Lee Myung-bak called Sunday for closer business and cultural ties with Southeast Asia to create a common economic community that is a leader in green growth. Lao government says British drug suspect’s pregnancy means she will not face death penaltyBANGKOK — A pregnant British woman accused of trafficking heroin in Laos will not face the death penalty because the law bans executing expectant convicts, a government spokesman said Tuesday. Laos says trial of pregnant Briton facing possible death penalty will be fairBANGKOK — The Laotian government on Monday insisted the trial of a pregnant British woman who faces possible death by firing squad for allegedly trafficking heroin will be conducted fairly. Pregnant Briton could face firing squad in Laos but has no lawyerBANGKOK — A pregnant British woman who faces possible death by firing squad in Laos if convicted of drug smuggling has not been assigned a defense lawyer, raising concerns as to whether she would receive a fair trial, a human rights group said Monday. Human rights group: UK woman facing death penalty in Laos expects to go on trial MondayLONDON — A pregnant British woman who faces death by firing squad if she is convicted of drug smuggling could go on trial in Laos as early as Monday, a human rights group said Sunday. |
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LONDON — A pregnant Briton sentenced to life imprisonment in Laos for trafficking heroin has arrived back in Britain to serve the remainder of her sentence. Twenty-year-old Samantha Orobator was met by a prison van as she got off the flight from Laos at London’s Heathrow Airport on Friday morning.
