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One dead as guests flee Bangkok hotel blaze
AFP, Published on 09/03/2012
» A fire at a major tourist hotel in Bangkok killed one foreigner and injured about 20 others, as rescue workers used cranes to pluck guests from the smoke-filled building, officials said Friday.
Apple unveils new iPad, Apple TV box
AFP, Published on 08/03/2012
» Apple unveiled a third-generation iPad enhanced with features aimed at keeping it on top of the booming tablet computer market.
Facebook gets $8bn credit line
AFP, Published on 08/03/2012
» Facebook has secured US$8 billion (240 billion baht) ahead of the social network's eagerly-anticipated initial public offering (IPO), according to documents provided to US regulators.
Facebook friends Wall Street with planned $5 bn IPO
AFP, Published on 02/02/2012
» Investors have come down with Facebook fever after the social networking titan filed to go public and seek to raise $5 billion in the largest flotation ever by an Internet company on Wall Street.
Iran, Hezbollah 'plotting new anti-Israeli attacks'
AFP, Published on 17/02/2012
» Iran and Lebanon's Hezbollah militia are planning to carry out new anti-Israeli attacks around the world, a senior Israeli official involved in counter-terrorism warned on Friday.
Tiger parts found in the post
AFP, Published on 06/01/2012
» Customs officials have seized four boxes of smuggled tiger skins and bones worth tens of thousands of dollars, believed to be destined for use in interior decoration.
Twitter able to now selectively block tweets
AFP, Published on 27/01/2012
» SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Twitter said it now has the ability to block tweets from appearing in a specific country if legally required to do so.
Megaupload founder held in N. Zealand, home raided
AFP, Published on 20/01/2012
» New Zealand police seized a treasure trove of luxury goods from the founder of file-sharing site Megaupload.com Friday as four suspected Internet pirates wanted in the United States appeared in court.
Chinese ship attacked on Mekong
AFP, Published on 15/01/2012
» SHANGHAI: Unidentified attackers fired on a Chinese cargo boat on its way from Thailand to China on the Mekong River in Laos, China's police said, less than two months after Beijing began joint patrols to protect shipping.
Thailand recognises Palestinian state
AFP, Published on 20/01/2012
» Thailand said Thursday that it has recognised a Palestinian state, in a move hailed by Palestinian leaders eager to boost their international standing amid a stalemate with Israel.