Mother’s heartfelt plea after son, 14, dies in River Thames in 12th heatwave death

The body of a 14-year-old boy has been found in the River Thames. The teenager was named as Baltazar L’Quy, the ninth young ...

Mother’s warning after boy, 14, found in River Thames in 12th heatwave death

Baltazar L’Quy , 14, whose body found in the River Thames and is the 11th person to drown during heatwave. The body of a ...

At a noisy Venice Biennale, South-east Asian artists’ quiet voices redefine volume and impact

Explore how South-east Asian artists are redefining impact and volume at the Venice Biennale amidst global art discourse.
ZME Science on MSN

The post-Y2K rebranding: The countries that changed their names in the 21st century

Look at a world map, and all those bold borders and country names seem permanent. They aren’t. The geography we memorized in ...
Smithsonian Magazine

East Africa Might Break Off From the Continent Sooner Than Scientists Thought—and a New Ocean May Fill the Gap

A new study suggests that a rift in Kenya and Ethiopia has reached a critical stage in the split-up process, and that water ...
The Guardian

Tracing Tropical Cyclone Narelle’s ‘very unusual’ path to hit Australia on three coastlines

It’s only the third storm system in recorded history to make landfall in three Australian jurisdictions – and the first in more than 20 years Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news ...
East Asia Forum

Timor-Leste steps up as ASEAN’s new neutrality anchor

Don’t let the polite headlines fool you. When Timor-Leste was welcomed as the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the 47th Summit in Kuala Lumpur, the fanfare obscured ...
The Hill

In AP interview, East Timor’s Ramos-Horta says personal diplomacy could bring Myanmar ceasefire

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The president of East Timor told The Associated Press on Monday that he would be willing to intercede personally to try and break the impasse in the region’s most ...
PBS

East Timor joins ASEAN in bloc's first expansion since the 1990s on opening day of summit

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed East Timor as its newest member Sunday, which its prime minister said was a "dream realized" for the tiny nation.
Seattle Times

East Timor joins ASEAN in bloc’s first expansion since the 1990s

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed East Timor as its newest member Sunday, which its prime minister said was a “dream realized” for the tiny nation.
Reuters

East Timor's ASEAN membership a win for Asia's youngest nation

JAKARTA, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Asia's youngest nation East Timor is set to achieve a decades-long dream when it becomes the 11th member of ASEAN this weekend, which analysts say is a win politically ...
World Politics Review

East Timor to Join ASEAN

Leaders and representatives from the members of the Association of South East Asian Nations hold hands during the opening ceremony of the organization’s annual summit, in in Vientiane, Laos, Oct. 9, ...