Nation briefs

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Teen survives flight in wheel well

A 16-year-old boy stowed away in the wheel well of a flight from San Jose, Calif., to Maui, surviving the trip halfway across the Pacific Ocean unharmed despite frigid temperatures and lack of oxygen, the FBI said last night. FBI spokesman Tom Simon in Honolulu said the teen was questioned after he was found on the tarmac with no identification. Simon said security footage in San Jose showed the teen hopped a fence to get to Hawaiian Airlines Flight 45 yesterday. He ran away from his family in Santa Clara, Calif., and has been referred to child protective services, Simon said.

WASHINGTONObama to visit four Asian nations

President Barack Obama departs tomorrow for a four-nation tour of Asia, where he and top aides will focus on reassuring jittery allies that America remains committed to bolstering its ties to the region. The trip, which was canceled in October because of the government shutdown, includes Malaysia, Philippines, Japan and South Korea.

FLORIDAIn space, a Dragon, not a bunny

International Space Station astronauts got a special Easter treat: a cargo ship full of supplies. "Gentlemen, the Easter Dragon is knocking at the door," NASA's Mission Control said as the capsule, SpaceX company's Dragon, was bolted into place two days after launching from Cape Canaveral. On Wednesday, two U.S. astronauts will replace a dead backup computer during a spacewalk.

WYOMINGBattling slow, dangerous landslide

Workers were building a path yesterday to haul a drilling rig up a slow-moving landslide as Jackson officials worked to help stem the threat to homes and businesses. The rig will drill boreholes up to 200 feet deep along the slide's upper crest to gather samples that should reveal the composition of the formation. The slide, discovered April 4, has destroyed a house, buckled roadways and looms over a cluster of businesses.