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Explainer - Why did ISIS-K attack a Moscow theatre?
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2024
» WASHINGTON - The United States has intelligence confirming Islamic State's claim of responsibility for a deadly shooting attack at a concert near Moscow on Friday, a US official told Reuters.
Thailand reconsiders legalising casinos, up to now a losing bet
Reuters, Published on 16/03/2024
» The government is again considering legalising casinos to draw investment and tourism, a study submitted to the House of Representative on Friday showed, but such proposals have been losing bets in the past because of public disapproval.
Beijing court gives Australian writer Yang suspended death sentence
Reuters, Published on 05/02/2024
» SYDNEY - A Beijing court on Monday handed Australian writer Yang Hengjun a suspended death sentence, a family friend said, five years after he was first detained in China and three years after a closed-door trial on espionage charges.
Hanoi flights halted as city faces worsening air pollution
Reuters, Published on 02/02/2024
» HANOI - All flights to and from the international airport in Vietnam's capital Hanoi have been delayed or diverted to other cities on Friday due to heavy fog and worsening air pollution, said an airport official.
China warns of thick fog, Shanghai flights delayed
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2024
» BEIJING - Extremely heavy fog in several Chinese provinces on Thursday led to dangerously low visibility, closing highways, delaying flights out of Shanghai and prompting weather forecasters to release a string of warnings and advisories.
S. Korean opposition leader attacked, stabbed in neck
Reuters, Published on 02/01/2024
» SEOUL - South Korea's opposition Democratic Party leader Lee Jae-myung was stabbed in the neck during a visit to the southern port city of Busan on Tuesday.
'Let's go home': Thai hostage couple has emotional reunion
Reuters, Published on 01/12/2023
» KHON KAEN - Natthawaree Mulkan walked through the airport arrival gates and straight into her mother's arms, both crying with joy, meeting for the first time after losing touch for nearly two months when she was taken hostage by Hamas militants on Oct 7.
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.
Caught up in war, Israel's migrants face tough choices
Reuters, Published on 25/10/2023
» MANILA/BANGKOK - Thousands of miles from home, Thai labourer Kamlue was on his way to harvest courgettes on an Israeli farm near the Gaza border on Oct 7 when the truck he was riding on came under heavy fire.
Typhoon grounds flights in Taiwan, kills 2 in Japan
Reuters, Published on 03/08/2023
» TAIPEIL: Northern Taiwan on Thursday shut businesses and schools while airlines cancelled dozens of flights as the slow-moving Typhoon Khanun skirted past the island's northeast amid warnings of floods and high winds.