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Rescuers talk each other during a July 1 search operation at the entrance to a cave complex where 12 soccer team members and their coach went missing, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province. Photo: Sakchai Lalit / Associated Press

Lull in Rain Raises Hope in Cave Rescue

MAE SAI — The frantic effort to locate 12 boys and their football coach missing in a cave in Thailand for over a week picked up pace as a break in the rain eased flooding in the system of caverns and more experts from around the world joined the anxious rescue mission.

13 Injured When Isuzu Showroom Collapses

NAKHON PATHOM — Thirteen workers were injured when Isuzu showroom being built west of Bangkok collapsed Wednesday morning. The three-story building on Putthamonthon Sai 4...

Two More Dead Workers Found in Collapsed Bangkok Building

BANGKOK — Rescue workers pulled the bodies of two more workers Sunday from a collapsed building on Soi Sukhumvit 87.

Pilot Crashed in ‘Old But Usable’ Plane: Air Force

UBOL RATCHATHANI — The head of the air force said Wednesday that a plane which crashed and killed a squadron leader was was old but operational.
A man walks his dog across the snow-covered beach while a cargo ship sits in the steaming fog of Lake Ontario in Toronto. According to a report released on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, U.S. and British scientists calculate that 2017 wasn’t the hottest year on record, but close and unusually warm for no El Nino cooking the books. Photo: Frank Gunn / The Canadian Press

2017 Was Hottest Year Without an ‘El Nino’

WASHINGTON — Earth last year wasn't quite as hot as 2016's record-shattering mark, but it ranked second or third, depending on who was counting.

Fire Breaks Out at Coconut Factory Near Talaad Thai (Video)

  PATHUM THANI — A fire broke out at a factory near Thailand’s largest agricultural market Talaad Thai on Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported about...

Concerned Man Points Out Perilous Pothole in Pattaya Road (Photos)

PATTAYA — Officials said they would refill a large pothole Tuesday after a concerned farang pointed out it remained a road hazard.

Man Falls from Siam Paragon Escalator, Critically Injured

BANGKOK — A 44-year-old man fell from an escalator to the basement-level floor of the Siam Paragon shopping mall Friday night. At about 8:40pm Friday, Samret...

Airport Rail Link to Install Barriers After Pregnant Woman’s Death

BANGKOK — The operator of Bangkok’s Airport Rail Link system said all stations will be upgraded with security barriers after a train killed a pregnant woman who fell onto the tracks Monday morning.

Scottish Muay Thai Boxer Dies Before Fight in Korat

KORAT — A Scottish Muay Thai fighter died of suspected heatstroke Sunday morning in Korat while trying to lose weight before an upcoming fight.

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