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Wrecked Porsche at the scene on Ratchadapisek Road on August 8.

Porsche Drivers Narrowly Survive the “Hundred-Death Curve”

BANGKOK — Another car was sacrificed to the so-called “Hundred-Death Curve” on Thursday night, but luckily no one was hurt. Police reported that a Porsche...
In this photo provided by Battambang province Authority Police, Sum Bora, a 28-year-old man who got stuck in the rock's hollow at Battambang province in northwestern of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Sum Bora, who became wedged between rocks while collecting bat droppings for sale, was rescued Wednesday after being trapped for almost four days. Photo: Battambang Province Authority Police via AP

Cambodian Rescued After 4 Days Wedged in Mountain Rocks

PHNOM PENH — A man who became wedged between rocks while collecting bat droppings in the Cambodian jungle was rescued after being trapped for...
Thailand's Public Health Minister Anutin Chanvirakul shows off a bottle of extracted cannabis oil during a press conference at his ministry in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. The Health Ministry received its first batch of legal medical marijuana to be distributed in state-run hospitals. Photo: Sakchai Lalit / AP

Anutin Receives Cannabis Oil for Medical Use

BANGKOK — Thailand's health ministry received its first batch of legal medical marijuana Wednesday to be distributed in state-run hospitals. Public Health Minister Anutin Chanvirakul...
This video grab provided by TV Rain on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, shows Dmitri and Olga Prokazov, parents of a 1-year-old boy speaking to journalists in Moscow, Russia . Moscow's children's rights ombudsman and other public figures have reacted with outrage to Russian prosecutors' moves to remove a 1-year-old boy from his parents because they allegedly took him to an unauthorized protest. Photo: TV RAIN via AP RUSSIA OUT

Russian Couple Face Losing Custody of Child After Protest

MOSCOW — Moscow's ombudsman for children's rights and members of a presidential council have expressed outrage over Russian prosecutors trying to take a 1-year-old...
FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2018, file photo, Chinese director Zhang Yimou holds his award for Best Director at the 55th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan. China said Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, that it was banning Chinese movies and actors from participating in Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards, one of the Asian film industry's most prestigious honors, as Beijing continues efforts to bring economic and political pressure to bear on the island it claims as its own territory. Photo: Billy Dai / AP File

China Bans Movies, Actors From Prominent Taiwan Film Awards

BEIJING — China said Wednesday that it was banning Chinese movies and actors from participating in Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards, one of the Asian...

Bangkok Bomb Suspects Rise to 9, New Explosive Found

BANGKOK — Police said they defused an explosive device in Bangkok’s shopping district Wednesday morning which appears linked to the bombing spree that struck the capital last week.

Rangsit Uni Unveils Legal Pot Farm and Labs (Photos)

PATHUM THANI — Behind steel doors, the watchful eyes of CCTV cameras, and security guards atop an inconspicuous campus building is one of the...

Something for Every Mama: What to Do with Mom This Mother’s Day

Instead of enduring another screeching family dinner and hearing about the prosperous medical career of some neighbor’s son, head to these events to make a memorable Mother’s Day – there’s something here for every type of mom.
A protester is shrouded by tear gas in Hong Kong, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. Droves of protesters filled public parks and squares in several Hong Kong districts on Monday in a general strike staged on a weekday to draw more attention to their demands that the semi-autonomous Chinese city's leader resign. Photo: Kin Cheung / AP

China Warns Hong Kong Protesters That Punishment Is Coming

HONG KONG — China warned Tuesday that it will be "only a matter of time" before it punishes those behind two months of pro-democracy...
Supporters of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) light firecrackers and celebrate the government revoking Kashmir's special status, in Lucknow, India, Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019. Photo: Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP

Redrawn Map May Set off More Change in Indian-Ruled Kashmir

NEW DELHI — India is redrawing its political map again. Parliament has approved a proposal by the Hindu nationalist-led government that strips statehood from Jammu...

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