Hope fades for missing in Sri Lanka; anger grows as garbage toll hits 23

COLOMBO - Hopes of finding anyone alive under a collapsed mountain of garbage in Sri Lanka's capital faded on Sunday as the death toll reached 23 with another six reported missing, police said.

Nation gathers to commemorate third anniversary of Sewol sinking

SEOUL - Civilians, politicians, religious figures and celebrities in South Korea on Sunday joined to mark the third anniversary of the country's worst maritime disaster.

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Over 100 killed in Aleppo blast

BEIRUT - A stalled population transfer resumed on Saturday after a deadly explosion killed at least 100, including children, government supporters and opposition fighters, at an evacuation point adding new urgency to the widely criticized operation.

Protests demand Trump tax returns

WASHINGTON - Demonstrators in major cities across the United States marched on Saturday to demand that US President Donald Trump release his tax returns. Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Washington around noon on the West Front Lawn of the US Capitol and marched toward the Lincoln Memorial.

World's oldest person dies at 117

ROME - Emma Morano, at 117 the world's oldest person who is also believed to have been the last surviving person born in the 1800s, died on Saturday at her home in northern Italy, her physician said.

3,000 migrants rescued off Libya

ROME - The Italian Coast Guard and others rescued some 3,000 migrants from unseaworthy boats off the Libyan coast on Saturday, as the good weather pushes the numbers up, a participating NGO said.

High-income families splurge on luxury, children-oriented trips

China's high-income families take their kids on holiday at least twice a year, with each family member spending 120,000 yuan to 150,000 yuan ($17,400 to $21,800) on each trip, according to a report released by travel website HHtravel last week.

Greenland Hotels offers peace, comfort of home in Shanghai

As the popular soap opera Ode to Joy has swept the country, some of its filming locations have also risen to fame: the Primus Hotel and the Primus Residence Shanghai Hongqiao, both of which are scheduled to open on Saturday, and the Qube Hotel Shanghai Hongqiao, which will be unveiled in October.

Vietnam to curb scams and protect tourists' interests

In a queue that stretched about one kilometer, Chinese tourists waited patiently to complete border procedures to enter Vietnam, unaware that some of them had fallen victim to dishonest travel agencies.

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Lawmakers round on THAAD decision

SEOUL - Lawmakers of the biggest Minjoo Party of the Republic of Korea on Tuesday criticized the deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile defense system in their territory, calling for a resolution through dialogue and negotiations.