ISLAMABAD (AP) – The Taliban said Wednesday that efforts to free a British couple from an Afghan prison are not yet complete and denied that their rights were being violated despite concerns from their families and U.N. officials.

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) – Heavy storms in northern Vietnam left one person dead and another missing, police said Wednesday, as Wipha weakened from a tropical storm into a depression.

BANGKOK (AP) – Thailand said Wednesday it is closing border crossings with Cambodia from northeastern provinces, as well as withdrawing its ambassador from Cambodia and expelling Cambodia’s ambassador, following a landmine incident in which a Thai soldier lost a leg.