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Ten killed when two Malaysian navy helicopters collide
Reuters, Published on 23/04/2024
» KUALA LUMPUR - Ten people were killed on Tuesday when two helicopters collided in mid-air during a rehearsal for a Royal Malaysian Navy parade, the navy said in a statement.
Timeline: Ousted PM Thaksin Shinawatra's life in politics
Reuters, Published on 18/02/2024
» Thailand's controversial billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday after serving six months in detention.
17 Thai hostages released by Hamas arrive in Thailand
Reuters, Published on 30/11/2023
» A group of 17 Thai nationals who had been held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza arrived at Suvarnabhumi airport in Samut Prakan province on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Apec leaders divided on Ukraine, Gaza wars, back WTO reform
Reuters, Published on 18/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Rim leaders showed divisions over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza after a two-day summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum on Friday, although they pledged support for reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Explainer - What do we know about the Hamas hostages?
Reuters, Published on 20/10/2023
» TEL AVIV - Gunmen from the Palestinian group Hamas took at least 200 hostages and killed about 1,400 people during an Oct 7 dawn raid carried out from the Gaza Strip on communities and military bases in southern Israel.
Leicester City crash failure was 'irrecoverable' by pilot
Reuters, Published on 06/09/2023
» LEICESTER - It was not possible for the pilot to recover from the tail rotor failure on the helicopter that crashed and killed Leicester City football club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha in 2018, Britain's aviation accident investigator reported on Wednesday.
Rohingya refugees face soaring hunger and crime after aid cuts
Reuters, Published on 20/06/2023
» LONDON: Every day 5-year-old Jannat hunts for bottles and cans in the Rohingya refugee camp where she lives in Bangladesh – when she collects enough, she buys a snack to stave off her hunger pangs.
China imposes further sanctions on Taiwan's US representative
Reuters, Published on 07/04/2023
» BEIJING: China has imposed further sanctions on Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan's de facto ambassador to the United States, prohibiting her and family members from entering the mainland, Hong Kong and Macau, state media reported on Friday.
11 convicted of 2002 gang-rape in India go free
Reuters, Published on 16/08/2022
» AHMEDABAD: Eleven Hindu men jailed for life for the gang-rape of a pregnant Muslim woman during Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002 have been freed on remission, officials said on Tuesday, drawing condemnation from the victim's husband, lawyers and politicians.
Taliban bans drug cultivation, including lucrative opium
Reuters, Published on 03/04/2022
» KABUL: The Taliban announced on Sunday a ban on the cultivation of narcotics in Afghanistan, the world's biggest opium producer.