Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

FRANCE. PUY DE DOME (63) HIKERS AT EDGE OF LAKE PAVIN, AUVERGNE VOLCANOES NATURAL PARK Photo by Bernard Jaubert/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

Illustration - Puy-de-Dome

FRANCE. PUY-DE-DOME (63). MONT DORE. MASSIF OF SANCY. WOMAN HIKING IN A BEECH FOREST ON THE SHORES OF LAC PAVIN DURING SPRINTGTIME. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Baseball: MLB Championship Series

Baseball: MLB Championship Series

Ketel Marte of the Arizona Diamondbacks runs to first base after hitting a walk-off single as Pavin Smith (back) scores the winning run against the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of MLB's National League Championship Series at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on Oct. 19, 2023.

Thai academic critical of gov't seeks asylum in Japan

Thai academic critical of gov't seeks asylum in Japan

Pavin Chachavalpongpun of Thailand, a Kyoto University associate professor shown in this undated photo, is seeking asylum in Japan for fear of being persecuted by the Thai military regime for his constant criticism of the junta. Kyodo News learned of his asylum application on Jan. 20, 2015, after a recent interview with the diplomat-turned-academic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Thai academic critical of gov't seeks asylum in Japan

Thai academic critical of gov't seeks asylum in Japan

Pavin Chachavalpongpun of Thailand, a Kyoto University associate professor shown in this undated photo, is seeking asylum in Japan for fear of being persecuted by the Thai military regime for his constant criticism of the junta. Kyodo News learned of his asylum application on Jan. 20, 2015, after a recent interview with the diplomat-turned-academic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo