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US court upholds Bout conviction
AFP, Published on 28/09/2013
» NEW YORK - A US appeals court has upheld the conviction of Russian "merchant of death" arms smuggler Viktor Bout, who was sentenced to 25 years behind bars.
Chinese court sentences Bo Xilai to life in prison
AFP, Published on 22/09/2013
» A Chinese court Sunday sentenced former leading politician Bo Xilai to life in prison after a sensational corruption trial that exposed intrigue and lavish lifestyles in the higher levels of the ruling party.
Berdych, Gasquet eye Thailand title
AFP, Published on 22/09/2013
» Defending champion Richard Gasquet and world number six Tomas Berdych will attempt to make the most of Andy Murray's absence from this week's Thailand Open as the battle to reach the season-ending Tour finale heats up.
Temple of Dawn to get makeover
AFP, Published on 21/09/2013
» Thailand's iconic "Temple of Dawn" on the banks of the Chao Phraya river is to undergo a three-year renovation costing around 130 million baht, authorities said Friday.
Dunkin' Donuts pulls 'racist' ad
AFP, Published on 03/09/2013
» Dunkin' Donuts said it is pulling a Thai advert featuring a woman with black face make-up after a human rights group criticised it as "racist".
China won't 'shy away' from sea row
AFP, Published on 29/08/2013
» BEIJING - Beijing will "not shy away from problems" in disputed Asian waters, its foreign minister said Thursday at a meeting between China and Southeast Asian countries.
Village under siege from marauding monkeys
AFP, Published on 29/08/2013
» CHACHOENGSAO - In one village homes are raided, property is pinched and locals are attacked by dastardly gangs operating beyond the law - but the perpetrators are monkeys, not men.
16 'illegal' elephants seized from tourist areas
AFP, Published on 21/08/2013
» Police said Wednesday they had seized 16 elephants from tourist destinations as part of a nationwide swoop on operators suspected of using smuggled wild pachyderms for entertainment.
Policeman gets 37 years for murder
AFP, Published on 21/08/2013
» The Chiang Mai provincial court on Tuesday sentenced a former policeman to nearly four decades in jail for shooting dead a Canadian tourist during a scuffle outside a restaurant.
Bangkok expats hunted in penny-stocks scam
AFP, Published on 15/08/2013
» NEW YORK CITY - Six people appeared in US federal courts on Wednesday in connection with what American officials are calling one of the biggest international penny stock frauds ever investigated.