As Vientiane marks 50 years as the capital of the Lao People’s Republic, here’s what it’s like to live in the laid-back Southeast Asian city now rising as a travel destination.

Millions of people have been affected after Cyclone Senyar swept through Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand, and Cyclone Ditwah ...

Humans are living 20 years longer than they did in 1950 and a growing number of people are choosing to spend their later decades abroad.

Hundreds of people were missing following flooding and landslides in the past week, which killed at least 334 in Sri Lanka, 502 in Indonesia, and 176 in Thailand, authorities said.