India is aiming to join the world's deep-space pioneers with a journey to Mars that it hopes will showcase its technological ability to explore the solar system while seeking solutions for everyday problems on Earth.

Koh Samui attracts tourists by the thousands, but if crowds aren't your thing you can still find pockets of peaceful escape among its beautiful bays.

An overcrowded tourist ferry capsized and sank near a popular Thai seaside town, killing six tourists and leaving 200 needing rescue.