Elections Chief Dismisses Fears Voting Will Be Rigged
The man tasked with ensuring a credible election played down concerns the next general election could see his body involved in manipulating the vote in favor of ...
Asian Stocks Sink as Turkey Fears Hurt Emerging Markets
BEIJING — Asian stock prices sank Monday as Turkey's financial turmoil fueled fears contagion might spread to other emerging markets.
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The Shanghai Composite Index...
Police Say Man Used Fake Bomb to Rob Bangkok Bank
BANGKOK — A man accused of holding up a Bangkok Bank branch using a fake bomb was charged with robbery Monday.
Chayan Malithong, 40, walked...
9 Killed in Taiwan Nursing Home Fire
TAIPEI — A fire at a nursing home in Taiwan has left nine people dead and 16 injured.
Rival Koreas Start Talks Meant to Set up Leaders’ Summit
SEOUL — Senior officials from the rival Koreas met Monday to set a date and venue for a third summit between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, part of an effort to breathe new life into resolving the nuclear standoff between Washington and Pyongyang.
Child Only Survivor of Light Plane Crash in East Indonesia
JAYAPURA, Indonesia — Rescuers in Indonesia say a child is the only survivor from the crash of a light commercial plane in a mountainous...
See ‘Mother’s Day Meteor Shower’ Tonight
BANGKOK — Look up in the sky tonight after taking mom out to celebrate Mother’s Day to see a meteor shower visible nationwide.
Court Seeks to Move Doi Suthep Homes to Chiang Rai
CHIANG MAI — Activists Saturday slammed court officials for dodging their demands when they said homes built atop a protected northern forestland could be moved to neighboring Chiang Rai.
Prosecutors: Father Texted About Baby Found in River
NEW YORK — A man who fled to Thailand after allegedly tossing his dead 7-month-old son into a river sent a chilling text to...
‘Suicidal’ Mechanic Steals Plane from Seattle Airport
SEATTLE — A "suicidal" airline mechanic stole an empty Horizon Airlines plane, took off from the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport and was chased by military jets before crashing near a small island in the Puget Sound on Friday night, officials said.
