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Acquitted of blasphemy, Asia Bibi pleads for asylum
AFP, Published on 04/11/2018
» ISLAMABAD: The husband of a Pakistani Christian woman at the centre of a divisive blasphemy case has pleaded for international help to leave the country, saying he feared for his family's safety.
Battles rock Yemen port city as UN warns of 'living hell'
AFP, Published on 04/11/2018
» HODEIDA (YEMEN) - Intensified fighting shook a key rebel-held port city on Yemen's Red Sea coast on Sunday, leaving dozens dead as the United Nations warned that children in the war-torn country face "a living hell".
Bahrain opposition chief gets life in jail over Qatar spy case
AFP, Published on 04/11/2018
» DUBAI - Bahrain sentenced the head of the country's Shiite opposition movement to life in prison Sunday for spying for rival Gulf state Qatar in a ruling rights groups have called a travesty.
Leicester City players, officials pay respects to Vichai
Published on 04/11/2018
» After mastering a highly-charged occasion to beat Cardiff City 1-0 on Saturday, about 40 Leicester City players and officials arrived in Bangkok on Sunday to pay their respects to late owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
2 Chinese arrested for stealing Rimowa bags at Suvarnabhumi
Published on 04/11/2018
» Two suspects of Chinese origin have been captured at Suvarnabhumi airport as they were planning to leave the country with expensive travel luggage stolen from passengers.
15 killed as truck hits 31-car lineup in China
AFP, Published on 04/11/2018
» BEIJING: An out-of-control truck ploughed into a 31-car lineup in northwest China killing 15 people and injuring 44, authorities in the city of Lanzhou said Sunday.
Hong Kong urges public to back waste charging scheme
Published on 04/11/2018
» Hong Kong Environment Minister Wong Kam-sing called for public support for a proposed mandatory waste charging scheme, saying on Sunday the city was already about 20 years behind Seoul and Taipei in starting such an arrangement.
Girl dies of measles as outbreak spreads in deep South
Waedao Harai, Published on 04/11/2018
» PATTANI: A nine-month-old girl has died of measles, raising the death toll from the disease in the southern border provinces to more than a dozen.
Kaeng Krachan road project suspended
Online Reporters, Published on 04/11/2018
» The National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department has suspended a project to lay a concrete road inside the Kaeng Krachan National Park in Phetchaburi province following a dispute. All parties will meet to find a solution on Nov 5, said department deputy spokesman Komkrit Sethabuppha on Sunday.
Marquez wins Malaysian MotoGP as Rossi crashes out of lead
AFP, Published on 04/11/2018
» SEPANG: World champion Marc Marquez won the Malaysian MotoGP Sunday despite starting in seventh position after being hit with a grid penalty, surging past Valentino Rossi who crashed out when leading.