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February 9, 2020

Thailand shooting spree victims' families in anguish, awaiting bodies after 29 killed

Authorities predict it could be days before full autopsies are completed for all 29 people killed in a shooting rampage at a busy shopping mall in Thailand on Saturday. 

February 8, 2020

Thai soldier accused of killing multiple people during shooting rampage at busy shopping center has been fatally shot, officials say

At least 21 people are dead and 42 others injured after a Thai soldier opened fire Saturday in a popular city just north of Bangkok, reports say. Officials said Saturday night the suspected gunman, who had been holed up inside the mall where the shooting took place, has been fatally shot.

February 4, 2020

Coronavirus: How are different countries responding to the outbreak?

The deadly novel coronavirus has killed more than 420 people and infected at least 20,704 globally since it was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December.

February 4, 2020

South Korean woman diagnosed with coronavirus following trip to Thailand

A South Korean woman has tested positive for the novel coronavirus after taking a trip to Thailand — marking the first time a foreign tourist has become infected after visiting the country. 

January 23, 2020

Belgium escapee sends 'Greetings from Thailand' postcard to prison directors

A prisoner who busted out of a facility in Belgium apparently is now living in a much warmer destination.

January 16, 2020

Nearly 1 in 4 countries saw jump in protests, civil unrest in 2019, study finds

A new report published Thursday claims that nearly one in four countries around the world saw jumps in protests and civil unrest in 2019.

January 13, 2020

BASE jumper rescued from Thai cliff after parachute gets caught, left dangling for hours

An Austrian BASE jumper was rescued in southern Thailand on Monday after his parachute became snagged on the rocky side of a near-vertical cliff, leaving the thrill-seeker dangling almost 600 feet above the ground for several hours.

January 8, 2020

Plastic bag ban in Thailand has shoppers finding bizarre alternatives to carry groceries

A nationwide ban on single-use plastic bags in Thailand is causing shoppers to get creative with how to carry their groceries.

January 1, 2020

UK tourist killed in freak New Year's Eve firework accident in Thailand

A man from England on vacation with his fiancee in Thailand was killed when an apparently malfunctioning firework blew up in his face.

December 29, 2019

Thai Navy SEAL involved in cave rescue of soccer team dies of blood infection contracted during mission

A Thai Navy Seal who was part of the dramatic three-day rescue of a youth soccer team from a flooded cave in Thailand in 2018 has died of a blood infection he contracted during the daring operation, officials said.