Sky lantern

Khom loy lanterns launched into the sky

Thailand worries its fiery sky lantern celebration could bring down a passenger jet

Global Scan

Every year during the Loi Krathong celebration in Thailand, fiery lanterns soar through the sky. Beautiful? Yes. Dangerous? Yes. Meanwhile, an international study finds Iceland is the best place to be a woman. And a French village goes crazy every year throwing — and catching — wooden spoons, all in today’s Global Scan.