Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Vietnam published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 674
» View wsbt.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-57
•
Next >
-
BREAKING NEWS: Hostage situation ends in Alabama, 5-year-old child is safe, kidnapper dead
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. - A U.S. official tells CBS News that a nearly week-long hostage standoff in which a 5-year-old was being held captive in southeast Alabama has ended in the kidnapper's death. The child is said to be okay. Authorities said 65-year-old...
Tags: CBS Corp., Charles Poland, Jr., Kidnapping
-
Vietnam to free more than 10,000 prisoners
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam's president has ordered more than 10,000 prisoners freed as part of the country's annual National Day amnesty. Five of those had been convicted of national security crimes, but no high-profile dissidents were included....Tags: Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, European Union, National Security
-
Cemetery adds Field of Honor for vets
SOUTH BEND — Someday, the Field of Honor at Highland Cemetery will tell many stories. The story of MacDonald "Mac" Kuykendall, of South Bend, is one his wife said she wants heard loud and clear this Veteran’s Day. He was the first veteran to...Tags: Health, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Interest, Agent Orange Poisoning (1961-1971), Veterans Day
-
Vietnam bans police from wearing shades, smoking
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam has banned police from wearing dark sunglasses, smoking, drinking alcohol and making personal calls on mobile phones while on duty after a widely viewed undercover video sparked outrage. Under the order introduced last... -
Snakes on a train terrify passengers in Vietnam
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Railway officials have discovered snakes on a train in Vietnam — highly venomous king cobras in bags under a seat. Railroad official Pham Quynh says passengers were terrified when four cloth bags containing the...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Hanoi (Vietnam)
-
Vietnam teen allegedly kills girl for game money
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese police say they have arrested a teenage boy who allegedly killed a 7-year-old neighbor to steal her gold earrings to pay for computer games. Police Capt. Kha Van Hoi in central Nghe An province says the 15-year-...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Juvenile Delinquency, Social Issues, Murder
-
Terror plot suspect received military decorations
DETROIT (AP) — A 63-year-old California man accused in a plot to blow up a Detroit area mosque received a number of medals during his Army career. Military records obtained by The Associated Press show Roger Stockham's decorations include a...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms, California, Defense
-
Vietnam veterans officially receive overdue honor
Tribune Staff WriterHis fellow Marines told Tom Andrus not to wear his uniform when he trekked off the base in Long Island, N.Y., where he was sent after returning as a wounded soldier from Vietnam. “They treated us like (bleep),” Andrus said of anti-war...Tags: Health, Veterans Affairs, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Defense, Long Island
-
Rescuers work to wrangle Vietnam's sacred turtle
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Thousands of people are cramming around a lake in Vietnams' capital to see rescuers pull out a rare turtle for medical treatment. The giant freshwater turtle has sparked near panic after photos were taken of it surfacing with... -
Remains of Knox soldier, MIA in Vietnam, identified
KNOX - Nearly 41 years after a young soldier went missing in Vietnam, his remains have been identified. Now, George Andrews Howes' remains will finally be coming home.
In a home on a farm just north of Knox, family and friends of George Andrews "Andy"...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, DNA, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Human Body, Wars and Interventions
-
Police: Wife says she torched journalist husband
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Police in Vietnam say a woman has confessed to dousing her journalist husband in gasoline and setting him on fire as he slept. Colleagues of newspaper reporter Le Hoang Hung had feared he was targeted over his work, which...Tags: Journalism
-
CORRECTED-BRIEF-Talisman Energy says gross production expected to reach 15,000 bbls/day from 2 Vietnam oil fields
Reuters(Corrects headline to say gross production is expected to reach 15,000 bbls/day from 2 fields in Vietnam, not the whole company) May 20 (Reuters) - Talisman Energy Inc : * Announces first oil from hst/hsd development, offshore Vietnam growth continues...Tags: Talisman Energy Incorporated, Petroleum Industry
Feb 4, 2013
|Story| WSBT-TV
Aug 28, 2011
|Story| AP Broadcast
Nov 10, 2011
|Story| South Bend Tribune
May 30, 2011
|Story| AP Broadcast
May 30, 2011
|Story| WSBT-TV
May 31, 2011
|Story| AP Broadcast
Feb 4, 2011
|Story| WSBT-TV
Mar 30, 2011
|Story| South Bend Tribune
Mar 10, 2011
|Story| AP Broadcast
Jan 3, 2011
|Story| WSBT-TV
Feb 21, 2011
|Story| WSBT-TV
May 20, 2013
|Story| Reuters
Original site for Vietnam topic gallery.