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Swedish Man Found Dead Inside Pattaya Condo

PATTAYA — A Swedish man was found dead inside his condominium room near Jomtien beach in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

‘Ready to Pass The Baton’: Obama Campaigns With Clinton

President Barack Obama vigorously vouched for Hillary Clinton's trustworthiness and dedication Tuesday, making his first outing on the campaign stump for his former secretary of state just hours after his FBI director blasted her handling of classified material.

Israel Approves Hundreds of Settlement Homes

JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has authorized construction of hundreds of new homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem,...

Iraq War Report Could Make Grim Reading For Tony Blair

Thirteen years after British troops marched into Iraq and seven years after they left a country that's still mired in violence, a mammoth official report is about to address the lingering question: What went wrong?

Islamic State Tightens Grip on Captives Held as Sex Slaves

The advertisement on the Telegram app is as chilling as it is incongruous: A girl for sale is "Virgin. Beautiful. 12 years old.... Her price has reached $12,500 (around 440,000 baht) and she will be sold soon."

Justice Ministry Rules Out Death Penalty For Rapists

The Justice Ministry says it has no plan to execute rapists who murder their victims, saying such a harsh penalty would provoke more rapists to kill.

City Answers Revolt by Flower Sellers by Occupation of Pak Khlong Talad

BANGKOK — Bangkok’s own War of the Roses wasn’t any closer to being settled six months after it began, with the city today sending heavy equipment into the streets where the vendors of Pak Khlong Talad rose up in revolt recently.

Fire Breaks Out at Coconut Factory Near Talaad Thai (Video)

  PATHUM THANI — A fire broke out at a factory near Thailand’s largest agricultural market Talaad Thai on Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported about...

Deep Uncertainty Awaits Migrants on Serbia-Hungary Border

The snakes come out at night, and so do the mosquitoes.

Court Frees 7 Activists

BANGKOK — Military judges Tuesday afternoon ordered all 13 activists be released without bail.

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