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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina's navy announced Tuesday that it used gunfire to sink a boat Chinese-flagged boat that was fishing illegally in national waters.

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — Fans of H.P. Lovecraft's writings are trying to use the growing fame of the early 20th century fantasy-horror writer to promote Providence's weird side.

PATTAYA — A 78-year-old Finnish man was found dead 10 floors below the condominium balcony police said he jumped from this morning near Jomtien Beach.

BANGKOK — Some of the ugly reality behind the business of make-believe was brought to light recently when a movie industry insider spoke out about a type of pay-to-play practice.

By Amy Sawitta Lefevre
Reuters

BANGKOK — The trial of 92 suspected human traffickers, arrested after the discovery of shallow graves of migrants in the jungle, began in Bangkok on Tuesday and the attorney-general's office said it would be over within a year amid fears about the safety of witnesses.

BANGKOK — Two executives from the contractor blamed for a deadly gas leak at SCB Park Plaza were charged today in connection with the incident that left eight people dead.

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Myanmar's parliament has elected Htin Kyaw as Myanmar's new president, a watershed moment that ushers the longtime opposition party of Aung San Suu Kyi into government.

NAYPYITAW, Myanmar — Myanmar's parliament elects a new president on Tuesday to head the country's first democratically elected government, but it won't be Aung San Suu Kyi, the face of the nation's decades-long struggle against military rule. Here's why:

CANBERRA, Australia — Malaysian authorities have decided against charging two Australian journalists who attempted to interview the Malaysian prime minister over corruption allegations and will instead deport them, police said Tuesday.

By Khettiya Jittapong and Manunphattr Dhanananphorn
Reuters

BANGKOK — Some 400,000 subscribers of Thailand's largest mobile operator Advanced Info Service Pcl (AIS) could be cut off from services after the nation's telecoms regulator said AIS has to shut down its 2G mobile services as of midnight on Tuesday.