Smartphone Driver’s Licenses Not Accepted by Cops
BANGKOK — If you’re stopped by traffic police, don’t whip out your phone and show them a digital driver’s license touted by transport officials just yet.
UK Leader in Frantic Final Push to Win Brexit Deal Backing
LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May made a frantic last push Monday to swing lawmakers' support behind her seemingly doomed Brexit deal, warning...
On Bad Hip, Andy Murray Out in 1st Round of Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia — If this was it for Andy Murray, if this truly was it, he gave himself – and an appreciative, raucous crowd that...
Cargo Plane Crash in Iran Kills 15, Leaves 1 Survivor
TEHRAN, Iran — A decades-old Iranian Boeing 707 military cargo plane reportedly carrying meat from Kyrgyzstan crashed on Monday while trying to land west...
Heavy Smog, Worsened by Weather, Raises Alarm Across Asia
BANGKOK — Unusually high levels of smog worsened by weather patterns are raising alarm across Asia, with authorities in Thailand's hazy capital Bangkok opting to hand out face masks and step up enforcement of pollution controls.
Firecrackers Don’t Deter Krabi Swallow Swarm
KRABI — Residents were lighting firecrackers Sunday in their latest attempt to disperse thousands of swallows that swarmed into a southern town, hanging on...
Burning Sugarcane Stalks Contributes to Smog: Activists
KANCHANABURI — Fields of burned-out sugarcane husks wrapped in flames are one of the major sources of smog, environmental activists say.
Looking over fields of...
Polish Mayor Stabbed in Heart on Stage at Charity Event
WARSAW, Poland — A convicted criminal with a knife rushed on to the stage during the finale of a charity event Sunday night and...
Govt Short on Solutions as Smog Surges Over Bangkok
BANGKOK — The authorities were scrambling Monday to respond to worsening smog in the capital city.
‘Game of Thrones’ Final Season to Debut in April
NEW YORK — "Game of Thrones" fans, get ready.
HBO announced Sunday night that the eighth and final season will begin on April 14. In...
