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Left: Kanokchat “Typhoon KPN" Munyad-on. Right: Usamanee “Kwan" Waitayanon on June 11 after reporting themselves to the police.

Celebs Given Slap on Wrist for Endorsing Fake Diet Supplements

BANGKOK — Three celebrities have narrowly avoided prison despite being found guilty of falsely advertising unlicensed dietary supplements. Their rulings are the first in...
Protesters react to a cloud of tear gas near the Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Photo: Kin Cheung / AP

Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas, Water as Protest Escalates

HONG KONG — Hong Kong police fired tear gas and high-pressure water hoses against protesters who had massed outside government headquarters Wednesday in opposition...
Pink dolphins in Ao Phang Nga National Park on Tuesday.

‘Pink Dolphins’ Spotted in Phang Nga (Video)

PHANG NGA — Two pink dolphins were spotted for the first time in years at a national park on Tuesday, to the delight of...
Rohingya sits on a beach at Rawi island in Satun province Southern of Thailand Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Thai officials say they have discovered 65 ethnic Rohingya Muslim refugees who were shipwrecked and stranded in southern Thailand. Photo: Department of National Parks Wildlife and Plant Conservation via AP

65 Rohingya Muslims Found Shipwrecked in Satun

SATUN — Thai officials said they discovered 65 ethnic Rohingya Muslim refugees on Tuesday who were shipwrecked and stranded in southern Thailand. The chief of Tarutao...
Thailand Women's National Team 'Chabaakaew' after the match ended on Wednesday / Photo: Matichon

US Crushes Thailand With a Record-Breaking 13-0 in Women’s World Cup

REIMS, France — Thailand was never a real threat to the U.S. national team. Even so, the three-time Women's World Cup champions had no...
Prominent Russian investigative journalist Ivan Golunov, centre, smiles as he leaves a Investigative Committee building in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, June 11, 2019. In a surprising turnaround, Russia's police chief on Tuesday dropped all charges against a prominent investigative reporter whose detention sparked public outrage and promised to go after the police officers who tried to frame the journalist as a drug-dealer. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP

Russian Journalist Freed After Police Abruptly Drop Charges

MOSCOW — In a stunning turnaround, Russian authorities Tuesday abruptly dropped all charges against a prominent investigative reporter after a public and media outcry...
Premchai Karnasuta exits the Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Case Region VII court on June 11, 2019.

Premchai Sentenced to Jail for Bribery in Black Panther Case

SAMUT SONGKHRAM — A construction tycoon was sentenced to a year in prison for bribery in a high-profile case involving the hunting of a...
Thai women's national football team training in Reims, France.

US and Thailand Are Last to Kick off the World Cup

REIMS, France — Thailand can dream. It just might not do any good against the U.S. national team. Thailand kicks off the Women's World Cup...
Police officers use pepper spray against protesters in a rally against the proposed amendments to the extradition law at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong during the early hours of Monday, June 10, 2019. The extradition law has aroused concerns that this legislation would undermine the city's independent judicial system as it allows Hong Kong to hand over fugitives to the jurisdictions that the city doesn't currently have an extradition agreement with, including mainland China, where a fair trial might not be guaranteed. Photo: Vincent Yu / AP

Extradition Bill Pushes Hong Kong to a Political Crisis

HONG KONG — A highly controversial legislative measure in Hong Kong that would allow criminal suspects to be extradited to mainland China has pushed...
New York City Police and Fire Department personnel secure the scene in front of a building in midtown Manhattan where a helicopter crash landed, Monday, June 10, 2019. The Fire Department says the helicopter crash-landed on the top of the tower, which isn't far from Rockefeller Center and Times Square. Photo: Richard Drew / AP

Helicopter Crashes on Roof of NYC Skyscraper, Killing Pilot

NEW YORK — A helicopter crashed on the roof of a rain-shrouded midtown Manhattan skyscraper Monday, killing the pilot and briefly triggering memories of...

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