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FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2018, file photo, an Uighur woman shuttles school children on an electric scooter as they ride past a propaganda poster showing China's President Xi Jinping joining hands with a group of Uighur elders in Hotan, in western China's Xinjiang region. The Trump administration, locked in a trade war with China, is increasing the pressure on Beijing over what it says is the systematic oppression of ethnic minority Muslims. American officials hosted a panel Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly gathering in New York to highlight the plight of Uighurs, whose native land in China’s far western Xinjiang province they say is a police state. Photo: Andy Wong / AP File

US Steps up Pressure on China Over Treatment of Muslims

NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump administration, locked in a trade war with China, is increasing pressure on Beijing over what it says is...
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he departs from Hudson Yards, in New York, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. In a major blow to Johnson, Britain's highest court ruled Tuesday that his decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks in the crucial countdown to the country's Brexit deadline was illegal. Photo: Matt Rourke / AP

Top UK Court: Johnson’s Suspension of Parliament Was Illegal

LONDON (AP) — In a decision that badly undermines Boris Johnson's authority, Britain's highest court ruled unanimously Tuesday that the prime minister broke the...

Suspect Arrested, Charged Over Model’s Death

BANGKOK — Police on Wednesday morning arrested a man in connection with the recent death of a promotional model, which struck her family and social media as suspicious.
Police Maj. Gen. Samrit Tongtao speaking to the press at Bukkhalo Police Station on Sept. 24.

‘Bell the Pretty’ Died Before She Was Taken to the Condo: Police

BANGKOK — Police said Tuesday morning that a popular model found dead in the lobby of a condominium last week died hours before she...
A file photo of Pawit Mahasarinand.

BACC Director Says He Was Fired for Speaking Out Against City Hall

BANGKOK — The director of the city’s largest downtown art center said Tuesday that he was fired for standing up against city hall defunding...
Students playing tug of war with a liquor mascot during an anti-alcohol event at the Victory Monument on July 31, 2018.

One in 10 Thais Have Marital Problems Due to Alcohol, Survey Says

BANGKOK — About 10 percent of Thais say they have experienced marital and family problems because of someone else’s drinking habit, according to a...

China’s Lunar Rover Finds Mysterious Substance on Moon’s Far Side

BEIJING (Xinhua) — China's lunar rover Yutu-2, or Jade Rabbit-2, discovered an unidentified substance in an impact crater on the far side of the moon.

World Must Unite to Fight Climate Change, China Tells UN Assembly

UNITED NATIONS (Xinhua) — Working together to address climate change concerns the future of mankind, Chinese President Xi Jinping's special representative, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday when attending the Climate Action Summit at the United Nations (UN) headquarters in New York.
People gather as shops burn in the background during a protest in Wamena in Papua province, Indonesia, Monday, Sept 23, 2019. Hundreds of protesters in Indonesia's restive Papua province set fire to homes and other buildings Monday in a protest sparked by rumors that a teacher had insulted students, and a soldier was killed in another protest in the region, police said. Photo: AP

20 Killed, 70 Hurt in Protests in Indonesia’s Papua Province

JAKARTA (AP) — At least 20 people were killed Monday, including three shot by police, in violent protests by hundreds of people sparked by...
Stranded tourists line up in front of the Thomas Cook counter at the Cancun airport in Mexico, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. British tour company Thomas Cook collapsed early Monday after failing to secure emergency funding, leaving tens of thousands of vacationers stranded abroad. Photo: Victor Ruiz / AP

Hundreds of Thousands Affected as Thomas Cook Fails

LONDON (AP) — Families stranded, honeymoons and vacations canceled, thousands of workers laid off: The sudden collapse of British tour company Thomas Cook and...

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