Giant Clam in peril in Phuket waters

PHUKET: Fisheries experts are trying to find ways to culture hardier types of giant clams in order to make the huge mollusks better able to cope with rising sea temperatures, the state-run Thai News A...

Court records reveal troubled childhood of 'barefoot bandit'

Colton Harris-Moore returned Thursday to a setting with which he is all-too-acquainted: a Washington State courtroom.

'Barefoot bandit' was troubled boy

"Barefoot bandit" Colton Harris-Moore was repeatedly "let down" by his alcoholic mother, his teachers and the courts, his aunt says. Court records tell the story of a deeply troubled teenager.

Duncanson wins Phuket Raceweek opener

A yacht with spinnaker in full bloom makes its way past a Thai fishing boat in the Six Senses Phuket Raceweek 2010 regatta yesterday. Photo: Phuket Raceweek.

Oregon faith-healing parents fight to get baby back, face criminal charges

A grand jury has indicted Timothy J. Wyland, 44, and Rebecca J. Wyland, 23, on charges of first-degree criminal mistreatment after their infant daughter, Alayna May Wyland, was discovered with an untreated mass growing over her left eye. The Wylands appeared in court Thursday in an attempt to regain custody of the girl.