South Korean car maker Kia is recalling around 72,600 of its small Rio models due to a fault that could lead to an airbag being dangerously deployed on a child, US safety officials said Tuesday. Rio cars made between 2006 and 2008 are affected by the recall, the National Highway…
Myanmar troops have committed serious rights abuses against civilians in an offensive against ethnic rebels that has forced tens of thousands to flee their homes, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. Fighting erupted in June 2011 between the military and the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) in an area of Kachin state surrounding controversial Chinese-backed hydropower projects, shattering a…