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(9 May) A Toyota Fortuner was stolen after the driver parked his car on West Wongwaen Road to urinate.

(2 August) Family of a 3 year old kindergarten student in Chonburi province told police she had been abused by older students at her...

BANGKOK — A 16-hour manhunt for a police officer who murdered his ex-girlfriend came to an end this morning when he was found in his car with a gunshot to the head.

PATHUM THANI — A nearly seven-hour search for a gunman who opened fire on officers after fleeing a checkpoint ended last night when police cornered the suspect in a wooded area.

WASHINGTON — Private space flight company SpaceX successfully returned a rocket to Earth following a satellite launch Monday after two earlier attempts failed.

TOKYO — Japan's latest census confirmed the hard reality long ago signaled by shuttered shops and abandoned villages across the country: the population is shrinking.

JAKARTA — Indonesia's anti-graft commission on Monday said government agencies have agreed on a plan to combat corruption in the forestry industry that costs the state billions of dollars in lost revenue and is behind fires that pollute Southeast Asia.

MIAMI — The oldest inmate at the prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, made his case Tuesday for freedom after more than a dozen years in custody.

By Supriyo Hazra and Rupam Jain
Reuters

KOLKATA, India — At least 10 people were killed in the Indian city of Kolkata on Thursday and 150 were feared trapped when a flyover under construction collapsed onto traffic moving along the street below, police said.

EDINBURGH, Scotland — Scottish lawmakers voted Tuesday to seek a new referendum on independence, presenting the British government with an unwelcome distraction as it prepares to push the European Union exit button.