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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Monday he has now essentially given up on his quixotic bid to sell off the presidential jet, and will rent it out for weddings or parties.

HONG KONG — A court in Hong Kong handed down prison sentences of up to 16 months Wednesday to eight leaders of massive 2014 pro-democracy protests on charges of public nuisance offenses.

BANGKOK — Ariya Jutanugarn, aka Pro May, was officially ranked the world’s top woman golfer Monday after winning the Manulife LPGA Classic on Sunday in Ontario, Canada.

BANGKOK — Police said Saturday they charged engineers responsible for the demolition of a building in Soi Sukhumvit 87 where at least two workers were killed when it collapsed and two remain missing.

TOKYO (Kyodo) — China and South Korea have expressed support for Japan's hosting of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in their "complete form," Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday, as the coronavirus pandemic casts doubt on whether the Summer Games can be held as scheduled.

A man lies in a pool of chilies as he takes part in a chili eating competition in Ningxiang in China's central Hunan province.

CHONBURI - A Norwegian in Chonburi province has been charged with assault for allegedly slashing a knife at his friend who was being "annoying."

BANGKOK - From December 15, the automatic departure passport control lane at Suvarnabhumi Immigration Inspections will be accessible to visitors with foreign passports. The commander...

NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Wednesday made history as it became the first country in the world to land a spacecraft near the...