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A Honduran migrant bound for the U.S. border pushes a baby carriage Wednesday in Zacapa, Guatemala. Photo: Moises Castillo / Associated Press

Migrants Moving Again in Guatemala, Trump Targets Democrats

CHIQUIMULA, Guatemala — More than 2,000 Honduran migrants traveling en masse through Guatemala resumed their journey toward the United States on Wednesday as U.S....
Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference in 2015 in Manama, Bahrain. Photo: Hasan Jamali / Associated Press

Khashoggi Warns in Last Column of Free Rein to Silence Media

WASHINGTON — The Washington Post has published a new column by missing Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi in which he warns that governments in the...
Army chief Gen. Apirat Kongsompong speaks to reporters Wednesday in Bangkok.

New Army Chief Open to Staging Another Coup

BANGKOK — The refusal by Thailand’s new army chief to disavow another military coup drew a heated response Thursday.
U.S. President Donald Trump, second left, first lady Melania Trump, left, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan stand together as they tour the Forbidden City in 2017 in Beijing, China. Photo: Andrew Harnik / Associated Press

Trump Starts Leaving Postal Union in Latest Anti-China Move

WASHINGTON — The United States announced Wednesday that it is preparing to pull out of an international postal treaty that allows China to ship...
Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh, center, a prominent Vietnamese blogger, stands trial in 2017 in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. Photo: Tien Minh / Associated Press

Vietnam Frees Popular Blogger on Condition She Leave for US

HANOI — Vietnam has freed a well-known blogger after two years in prison on the condition that she leave for the United States. Nguyen Ngoc...
US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, seated fifth from left, chairs a 2017 meeting in Bangkok. Photo: U.S. Embassy Bangkok

Thai Law: Foreigners Need Business Visas to Attend Meetings

It has been the case for decades that attending a meeting for even one day was deemed “work” under the law and therefore illegal.

Mahidol Prof Dies After Being Pulled From Flaming Wreck

BANGKOK — A Mahidol University lecturer died Wednesday night after he was dramatically pulled from a burning vehicle near Central Pinklao.
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MTV’s ‘Real World’ Coming to Thailand Next Year

NEW YORK — MTV's long-running reality show "The Real World" is going digital and international. The network announced Wednesday that its production studio will work...

Forklift Frees Drunk Chonburi Man From Really Sticky Mud

CHONBURI — A man who capped off an all-night bender with a drunken morning pier jog Wednesday found himself trapped in mud and unable...
Wirapol Sukphol arrives at the Department of Special Investigation in 2017 in a monk robe after leaving the United States.

Disgraced Monk Sentenced for Raping 13-Year-Old He Impregnated

BANGKOK — A court on Wednesday sentenced a former Buddhist monk known for his jet-set lifestyle to 16 years in prison for raping a...

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