PHUKET, Thailand, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The grandson of Thailand's king was among those killed after tsunami waves smashed into the Thai resort island of Phuket. Bhumi Jensen, 21, the son of Princess Ubolratana and her estranged American husband, was holidaying with his mother at the time.
SYDNEY, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The "problematic" cost and effectiveness of a tsunami alert system kept it from being used in the Indian Ocean area, a scientist told The Australian Monday.
TOKYO, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Japan is preparing to distribute to every household information on emergency procedures in the event of an attack by weapons of mass destruction.
TOKYO, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Japan was the No. 1 Asian importer of arms from the United States last year under the Foreign Military Sales program, Yomiuri Shimbun reported Monday.
TOKYO, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Japan plans to introduce online training for 300,000 government employees next year, beginning with a course on ethics, Yomiuri Shimbun said Monday.
NAZRAN, Russia, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- Russian federal troops and law enforcers "eliminated" three alleged members of a militant group in the southern republic of Ingushetia, Interfax reported.
NEW DELHI, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- A fresh earthquake measuring 6.0 Monday hit India's Andaman and Nicobar islands, a day after the tsunami responsible for the deaths of at least 14,000. The new tremor hit at daybreak Monday, according to reports by Khaleej Times Online.
KIEV, Ukraine, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Ukraine opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko has claimed victory in the re-do of the country's presidential run-off, as early results gave him a strong lead.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- New York City prosecutors have files a "driving while huffing" charge against a man they say caused a deadly accident while high on aerosol fumes.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Dec. 26 (UPI) -- A boy walking on a Kansas City, Mo., shopping-mall roof has survived a 25 to 30 foot drop through a skylight, the Kansas City Star reported Sunday.
DETROIT, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Ford Motor Co. has revealed it will present a diesel-electric hybrid car at Detroit's North American International Auto Show in Jan., the Detroit News reported.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The Malaysian government has ordered the evacuation of residents in the coastal areas of Penang and Kedah due to concerns the tidal waves may recur.
ERLANGER, Ohio, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Airline Comair's computer system has failed, stranding tens of thousands of travelers and costing the airline estimated millions of dollars.
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia, Dec. 27 (UPI) -- The death toll from a massive earthquake in Indonesia climbed to more than 4,000 Monday as rescue workers searched the ravaged Aceh region.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- NBC's reality series "The Apprentice," struggling with declining ratings, has unveiled a new formula its upcoming third season, E! Online reported Sunday.
TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Hundreds of Gaza Strip settlers, some carrying fins of mortars and rockets that hit their areas, Sunday demonstrated outside the Israeli Defense Ministry.
PADANGSIDEMPUAN, Indonesia, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- An earthquake hit southern Asia Sunday, killing more than 10,000 people in massive tidal waves, the BBC reported.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has refused requests by local officials to police the demolition of the Deutsche Bank in lower Manhattan.
MOSUL, Iraq, Dec. 26 (UPI) -- Iraqi militants Sunday released a video of preparations for the suicide bombing of a U.S. military mess tent last week that left 22 dead.
Fans react and hold up signs as floats carrying the New York Giants rides down the Canyon of Heroes for the Giants victory ticker tape parade 2 days after the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI in New York City on February 7, 2012 . UPI /John Angelillo
