SINGAPORE – Chemical castrations may be considered in Singapore if there is evidence showing that they are effective in bringing down crime rates, said Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam in a written ...

Indonesian authorities intensified on Monday a search for people missing after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea. At least six passengers were killed and 129 people are still missing.

Initial information indicated the vessel’s last known position was in the Java Sea, about 92 miles from a pier in Banjarmasin.

After years of drainage efforts for farming, Wisconsin family’s 2,000 acres are now protected A nearly 2,000-acre former farm along Wisconsin’s Sugar River is now permanently protected after years of ...

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