Parents Held Big Dreams for Children Lost in Fire. Now They Want Answers.
CHIANG RAI — It was 5am when Winai Pisailert received a phone call from the hospital. A woman’s voice told him his daughter was seriously injured from the fire that broke out in the dormitory late night while the 11-year-old was sleeping.
Dhammakaya to Sue Trasher for Party ‘Blasphemy’
BANGKOK — A pop music event organizer apologized for lampooning the controversial Buddhist sect Dhammakaya at a party Saturday night following threats of legal action by the group.
Jenphop Contests All But Lesser Charge
AYUTTHAYA — Cloaked in a monk's robe, Jenphop Viraporn stepped into a court for the first time today to plead not guilty to most of the charges relating to the two graduate students he killed in a high-speed crash 11 weeks ago.
Better Hit the Gym, Ben & Jerry’s Coming to Thailand
BANGKOK — Fans of feel-good Ben & Jerry’s ice cream can rejoice as the beloved American brand is coming to Bangkok.
Endangered Gorilla Shot Dead After Boy Falls Into Enclosure (Video)
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Zoo has temporarily closed its gorilla exhibit after a special zoo response team shot and killed a 17-year-old gorilla that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into a moat.
Catholic Arab Named 1st 'Miss Trans Israel'
TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli from a Catholic Arab family has been crowned the winner of the country's first transgender pageant.
Dengue Failures a Bad Sign for Zika Fight
GENEVA — The World Health Organization says that traditional insecticide spraying has had no significant impact in slowing dengue, raising major questions about how officials might stop the spread of the Zika virus, also spread by mosquitoes.
Study: Zika May Cause Temporary Paralysis
LONDON — Scientists may have the first evidence that Zika can cause temporary paralysis, according to a new study of patients who developed the rare condition during an outbreak of the virus in Tahiti two years ago.
Zika Virus Forces Tata Motors to Change Car's Name
NEW DELHI — The Zika virus has hit India's Tata Motors, which has decided to rebrand a new hatchback vehicle that it was planning to call Zica.
Zika Virus Sexually Transmitted in Texas
DALLAS — Health officials in Texas on Tuesday reported the first case of the Zika virus being transmitted within the United States amid the current outbreak in Latin America — a person who was infected through sex.
