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Many former prisons around the world have been turned into museums that anyone can visit today. There’s so much to learn from these prison museums, including the history of the place and the penal system. [1]

Iran-Israel-US War News Highlights: Fire Breaks Out At Kuwait Airport After Drone Attack US-Israel-Iran War News Today Live Updates: Donald Trump said he has had "very good" talks with Iran and sent a 15-point plan to Tehran for a possible ceasefire.... [2]

DANANG, Vietnam -- On the white-sand beachfront in the Vietnamese tourist hot spot of Danang sits an inconspicuous empty field. Seven kilometers to the northeast lies a site with views similar to San Francisco Bay. [3]

AUCKLAND — Relief workers tried desperately on Tuesday to reach Vanuatu’s remote outer islands that were smashed by a monstrous cyclone, as the United Nations reported that 24 people were confirmed dead and 3,300 displaced by the storm that tore thro... [5]

HANOI -- Developers on Phu Quoc -- an idyllic island in the Gulf of Thailand, off the coast of Cambodia and known as "the last paradise of Vietnam" -- have designs on developing the jewel into a major tourist resort. [6]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The U.S. Navy announced Wednesday it tested a laser weapon and destroyed a floating target in the Mideast, a system that could be used to counter bomb-laden drone boats deployed by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red ... [7]

The court in Phuket issued arrest warrants for five Russian suspects who allegedly kidnapped a Russian couple on this famous southern tourist island resort and forcing them to transfer 30 million baht worth of crypto-currency. [8]

The Take: How a notorious US prison still haunts Afghanistan Bagram Prison was a site of torture during the US war in Afghanistan that continues to haunt former detainees ![Blast wallls and a few buildings can be seen at the Bagram air base after the... [9]

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[1] MY www.thestar.com.my · 2025-01-15 · 87% match

These former prisons offer a glimpse into life behind bars

Many former prisons around the world have been turned into museums that anyone can visit today. There’s so much to learn from these prison museums, including the history of the place and the penal system.

[2] MM news18.com · 2026-03-24 · 31% match

Iran-Israel-US War News Highlights: Fire Breaks Out At Kuwait Airport After Drone Attack

Iran-Israel-US War News Highlights: Fire Breaks Out At Kuwait Airport After Drone Attack US-Israel-Iran War News Today Live Updates: Donald Trump said he has had "very good" talks with Iran and sent a 15-point plan to Tehran for a possible ceasefire.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-07 · 32% match

Vietnam pushes ahead with its International Financial Center dream

DANANG, Vietnam -- On the white-sand beachfront in the Vietnamese tourist hot spot of Danang sits an inconspicuous empty field. Seven kilometers to the northeast lies a site with views similar to San Francisco Bay.

[4] FI yle.fi · 2007-06-09 · 32% match

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Three Finnish men detained by Iranian authorities a week ago after a fishing boat they were using entered waters in the Persian Gulf claimed by Iran, are back in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2015-03-17 · 35% match

UN Says 24 Dead in Vanuatu After Cyclone Pam

AUCKLAND — Relief workers tried desperately on Tuesday to reach Vanuatu’s remote outer islands that were smashed by a monstrous cyclone, as the United Nations reported that 24 people were confirmed dead and 3,300 displaced by the storm that tore thro

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-06-06 · 35% match

Vietnam's 'last paradise' intends to challenge Phuket and Bali

HANOI -- Developers on Phu Quoc -- an idyllic island in the Gulf of Thailand, off the coast of Cambodia and known as "the last paradise of Vietnam" -- have designs on developing the jewel into a major tourist resort.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-12-16 · 35% match

U.S. Navy tests next-gen laser weapon in Middle East waters

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- The U.S. Navy announced Wednesday it tested a laser weapon and destroyed a floating target in the Mideast, a system that could be used to counter bomb-laden drone boats deployed by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red

[8] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-02-02 · 35% match

Russian kidnapping mastermind arrested at massage parlor in Patong

The court in Phuket issued arrest warrants for five Russian suspects who allegedly kidnapped a Russian couple on this famous southern tourist island resort and forcing them to transfer 30 million baht worth of crypto-currency.

[9] MM www.aljazeera.com · 2024-07-03 · 34% match

The Take: How a notorious US prison still haunts Afghanistan

The Take: How a notorious US prison still haunts Afghanistan Bagram Prison was a site of torture during the US war in Afghanistan that continues to haunt former detainees ![Blast wallls and a few buildings can be seen at the Bagram air base after the

[10] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2018-02-22 · 33% match

Floating Island: New Home for Rohingya Refugees Emerges in Bay of Bengal

DHAKA/BHASAN CHAR/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Bangladesh is racing to turn an uninhabited and muddy Bay of Bengal island into home for 100,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled a military crackdown in Myanmar, amid conflicting signals from top Bangladeshi

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