HANOI - DISASTER officials say Tropical Storm Mirinae has killed 11 people, left two missing and forced families onto rooftops in central Vietnam.

Officials say floods killed 10 people in Phu Yen province and one in neighbouring Binh Dinh province after the storm struck on Monday.

BANGKOK - THAI authorities charged a third person on Tuesday with spreading false rumours about the health of the country's revered king, after concerns about his condition sent markets plunging, police said.

Somjet Sitthiworakul was arrested at his home near the resort of Pattaya for allegedly damaging national security by posting false information on the Internet, a day after police said they had charged two other people.

JAKARTA - POTENTIALLY explosive wiretap recordings allegedly demonstrating a high-level conspiracy to muzzle Indonesia's anti-graft agency were played in court for the first time on Tuesday.