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When mob was Rohingya, Myanmar's response ruthless
Associated Press, Published on 25/11/2013
» BA GONE NAR, Myanmar — Noor Jaan lifted her black Islamic veil and recalled the last time she saw her husband. He was among more than 600 Rohingya Muslim men thrown in jail in this remote corner of Myanmar during a ruthless security crackdown that followed sectarian violence, and among one in 10 who did not make it out alive.
25 missing, 1 dead in China ship sinkings
Associated Press, Published on 25/11/2013
» BEIJING — Rescuers on Monday searched for 25 sailors missing after two cargo ships sank off China's east coast in separate incidents, killing at least one crew member, authorities said.
Suthep: I'm prepared to die
Associated Press, Published on 28/11/2013
» A few years ago, Suthep Thaugsuban was a suit-and-tie wearing deputy prime minister of Thailand and a senior executive of the country's oldest political party.
Serena to play Azarenka in Hua Hin
Associated Press, Published on 28/11/2013
» Serena Williams will play Victoria Azarenka in an exhibition match in Thailand next month in a clash of the world's top two female players.
Landslide kills 9 people in Indonesia
Associated Press, Published on 01/12/2013
» KARO — Landslides triggered by torrential rain buried houses near a rumbling volcano in western Indonesia and searchers found nine bodies in the mud and water, a disaster official said Sunday. Four of the dead were children.
Myanmar still enlists boy soldiers
Associated Press, Published on 02/12/2013
» CHAUNG THA — He disappeared when he was 12 years old, a skinny boy named Min Thu from the wrong side of town who thought he'd stumbled onto the golden ticket.
Paul Walker, 'Fast & Furious' star, dies in car crash
Associated Press, Published on 01/12/2013
» LOS ANGELES — Paul Walker, the star of the "Fast & Furious" movie series, died Saturday in a car crash that killed one other person north of Los Angeles, his publicist said. He was 40.
Skydivers dead after in-air collision
Associated Press, Published on 04/12/2013
» ELOY, Arizona — Police say two skydivers are dead after they collided during a jump over southern Arizona.
Bruce Lee jumpsuit fetches B3.2m
Associated Press, Published on 06/12/2013
» HONG KONG - The yellow jumpsuit worn onscreen by martial arts legend Bruce Lee in the movie ``Game of Death'' has sold at a Hong Kong auction for 780,000 Hong Kong dollars (3.2 million baht).
Thailand: Political crisis timeline
Associated Press, Published on 09/12/2013
» Thailand's political crisis took an unexpected turn Monday when Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said she would dissolve the lower house of Parliament and call early elections. The move appeared to be an attempt to ease tension after weeks of sometimes violent anti-government demonstrations.