Azaleas, a more compact member of the rhododendron family, grow throughout the Japanese archipelago. The shrub, with its often fuzzy evergreen leaves and funnel-shaped flowers, is a fixture of private gardens, shrines and national parks. In spring,

LAN SAK, Thailand: Weeping parents laid flowers and toys on the coffins of 20 children killed in a Thai school bus inferno, along with three teachers, as five days of funeral prayers began on Thursday (Oct 3). Family members dressed in black gathere