THINGVELLIR, Iceland - In a small enclosure of lava stones in a grassy field, a modest tombstone bears the name of an Icelandic legend: Jonas Hallgrimsson. But are the bones beneath it really those of the poet, or a Danish grocer?

Flash floods and inundation are expected across the North, Northeast and East of Thailand through Tuesday, according to the Office of National Water Resources.

VIACHA, Bolivia - Two explosions at an army barracks in Bolivia killed at least two people and wounded 81 on Friday, authorities said.

JAKARTA - Thick smog has blanketed parts of Indonesia as the vast archipelago battles to contain fires that have burned large swathes of Borneo and Sumatra.

Given the matter-of-fact nature of business, statements can sometimes come off as cold or callous, the argument being that any lack of humanity is in service of the facts rather than an intent to offend.