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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is presented with flowers as he boards his plane to depart for Australia from Don Mueang International Airport, in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019. Photo: Jonathan Ernst / Pool Photo via AP

Snubbed by North Korea, Pompeo Hits Other Asian Turbulence

BANGKOK — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo left Thailand on Saturday with his hopes for resuming nuclear talks with North Korea dashed, while...
From left, Melody Stout, Hannah Payan, Aaliyah Alba, Sherie Gramlich and Laura Barrios comfort each other during a vigil for victims of the shooting Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, in El Paso, Texas. Photo:John Locher / AP

Texas Governor: 20 Dead in El Paso Shopping Center Shooting

EL PASO, Texas — A young gunman opened fire in an El Paso, Texas, shopping area packed with as many as 3,000 people during...
Wildun Maha, left, and Luai Sae-ngae, right, under police custody on Aug. 1, 2019.

Police Source: Two Southern Men ‘Confessed’ to Bangkok Bombings

BANGKOK — Two men have confessed to laying and detonating bombs around Bangkok in revenge for military operations in the Deep South, a police source told the media Saturday. 
Left: In this Friday, March 22, 2019 file photo, Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra welcomes his guests for the wedding of his youngest daughter Paetongtarn "Ing" Shinawatra at a hotel in Hong Kong. Photo: Kin Cheung / AP. Right: a photo posted by Parina Kraipkup on her Facebook page July 26, 2019. Photo: Parina Kraikup / Facebook

MP Parina Says Thaksin Planted Bangkok Bombs

BANGKOK — A pro-junta MP says she knows who’s behind the bombings that struck the capital yesterday, even before police have come out with...
Foreign ministers, front row from left, China's Wang Yi, Thailand's Don Pramudwinai, Vietnam's Phạm Binh Minh, Australia's Marise Payne, Bangladesh's Abdul Momen and Brunei Second Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Erywan Yusof join hands for a group photo during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Photo: Gemunu Amarasinghe / AP

Asia-Pacific Ministers Push Dialogue to End Region’s Spats

BANGKOK — Asia-Pacific foreign ministers called for the peaceful resolution to regional disputes at Friday's close of an annual security meeting, which was eclipsed...
Activists, center Angkhana Neelapaijit, mark the 11th anniversary of the abduction of human rights lawyer Somchai Neelapaijit in Bangkok, 12 March 2015.

Former Human Rights Commissioner Wins Magsaysay Award

BANGKOK — Former National Human Rights Commissioner Angkhana Neelapaijit was named a winner of the 2019 Ramon Magsaysay Award on Friday, for courageous service...
Foreign Ministers from left, Myanmar's Minister of State for Foreign Affaires Kyaw Tin, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Philippines' Foreign Affaires Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and Japan Foreign Minister Taro Kono prepare to pose for group photo during Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Three meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Photo: Gemunu Amarasinghe / AP

ASEAN Thailand’s Key to Navigating US-China Rivalry: Ex-Foreign Minister

BANGKOK — Thailand should commit to multilateral cooperation with other Southeast Asian nations amid the growing rivalry between the United States and China, a...
Damage caused the suspected arson at Miniso store inside Siam Square One, left. The store being closed on August 2, right.

LIVE BLOG: Series of Bombs, Suspected Arson Rage Through Bangkok

BANGKOK — A series of bombs scattered across Bangkok have given the city a rude awakening Friday morning. Keep refreshing this page for updates to...
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech at Siam Society in Bangkok, Thailand Friday, Aug. 2, 2019 on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meetings. Photo: Jonathan Ernst / Pool Photo via AP

Pompeo Takes Aim at China After Trump Tariff Hit

BANGKOK — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday hit out at China for predatory trade practices and human rights abuses that harm...

Three Injured After Blasts Hit 3 Bangkok Spots

BANGKOK — Four explosions at three locations rocked Bangkok early Friday morning, causing three injuries as of press time. The first explosion was set off...

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