Tens of thousands flee Thai-Cambodia clashes, Thailand says
Tens of thousands of people have fled fighting between Thailand and Cambodia over the past week, 30 people have been injured, and five Thai soldiers have been killed, the Thai Ministry of Public Health...
View ArticleThailand, Cambodia fail to resolve border dispute
Leaders from Thailand and Cambodia failed to reach an agreement Sunday in a meeting aimed at mediating a longstanding border conflict over an ancient Hindu temple.
View ArticleThailand heads for new elections after protests
Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej approved the prime minister's request to dissolve the lower chamber of that country's Parliament on Monday, setting the stage for new elections, a government...
View ArticleEngine vibrations, heat prompt scrubbing of Bangkok-London flight
Crew members piloting a Qantas passenger flight from Thailand to London returned to Bangkok shortly after takeoff early Friday after detecting vibrations and high temperature in one of the aircraft's...
View ArticleWorld watches for fair Thai election
Thailand's first elections since last year's violent protests place it at the crossroads between national reconciliation and further destabilization, a scenario analysts believe could have serious...
View ArticleIncoming Thai PM: Case against Thaksin and others to be reviewed
The woman set to become Thailand's first female prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, said Monday that authorities will reopen an investigation into her brother, former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin...
View ArticleThai police release 70 women and girls after trafficking raid
Thai authorities have released 70 women and girls originally from Laos and Myanmar following a trafficking raid in southern Thailand.
View ArticleThai lawmakers vote for first female prime minister
The Thai parliament elected the nation's first female prime minister Friday, with more than half the lawmakers backing her vote.
View ArticleFlooding leaves dozens dead in Thailand
Heavy rains and flooding have killed at least 87 people in Thailand in recent months, local authorities said.
View ArticleHundreds killed in Thai floods
The death toll from months of devastating floods in Thailand has risen to 237, authorities said Wednesday.
View ArticleAsia's wet and wild summer explained
Is this just a normal year, or is the southwest monsoon acting more aggressively than normal?
View ArticleFears mount in Bangkok as Thailand flood waters rise
Thailand's capital was braced for unprecedented flooding Wednesday, amid the monsoon rains that have overwhelmed much of the country as well as Laos, Cambodia and the Philippines in recent weeks.
View ArticleThais race to shore up Bangkok defenses against floods
Workers in Thailand are racing against time Thursday to shore-up protective floodwalls in Bangkok with sandbags and mud to stop the country's devastating floods from engulfing parts of the capital.
View ArticleAid effort a huge undertaking amid massive flooding in Thailand
More than two months of floods and 8 million people affected -- the disaster in Thailand is immense; the aid effort a challenge.
View ArticleBangkok digs in as floods, high tides merge
Thailand's devastating floodwaters are draining southward towards Bangkok Friday, and residents have been told to prepare for the worst when the spring high tide and a huge volume of water flowing down...
View ArticleWhere in the world ... ?
[Updated 4:30 p.m. ET, Monday, October 17] People wade through floodwaters in Ayutthaya, Thailand, a city that has been submerged for nearly two weeks now.
View ArticleThai capital escapes worst of flooding
Thai authorities on Monday moved to ease fears that the devastating floods that have engulfed much of the country will swamp the capital.
View ArticleDeath toll rises to 315 in Thai floods
The death toll from the worst floods in half a century to hit Thailand continued to climb Tuesday as the government rushed to shore up defenses around the capital.
View ArticleMore than 700 dead as flooding hits southeast Asian countries
At least 745 people have died in flooding in Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and the Philippines since July, the Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific said.
View ArticleThai flooding threatens capital as residents seek refuge
Residents in parts of Bangkok cleared stores of bottled water and sought high ground to park their cars Thursday as government workers fought to contain flooding inching towards the capital city.
View ArticleMore flooding to hit Thai capital, PM warns
Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra warned Saturday that more water would pour into the capital, Bangkok, as the country endures its worst flood in half a century, state media reported.
View ArticleEpic flooding in Thailand might not recede for more than a month
The worst flooding to afflict Thailand in half a century could take more than a month to recede in some areas, the Thai government said Sunday.
View ArticleFloods reach Bangkok airport, force evacuations
Floodwaters in Bangkok have reached Don Muang Airport, one of the Thai capital's two main airports and home to the flood relief operation command, which may have to move to another location, according...
View ArticleBangkok faces worst flooding yet, governor warns
Bangkok faces the highest flood levels yet and is preparing for the worst, the governor of the Thai capital told CNN.
View ArticleThailand floods stall automakers
Still recovering from the Japanese earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown disaster, Asian automakers are now getting hit by another ecological nightmare: floods.
View ArticleThailand floods could create laptop shortage
Just when the electronics industry had finally recovered from Japan's massive earthquake earlier this year, devastating flooding in Thailand has once again stymied production of several key consumer...
View ArticleSatellite images reveal Thai flood plight
These satellite photos taken before and after recent floods in Thailand show how the landscape has been transformed.
View ArticleCentral Bangkok still dry but water creeping deeper
The worst flooding in generations crept deeper into Bangkok Friday as the Thai leader asked residents to come to terms with water everywhere.
View ArticleBangkok subways at risk as flooodwaters inch closer
Thailand's floodwaters inched toward downtown Bangkok Saturday, threatening some subway stations as leaders urged residents not to open defenses set up to divert the waters from the capital.
View ArticleConcerns, floodwaters rise in Bangkok
The death toll from Thailand's worst flooding in half a century reached 506 Sunday as floodwaters inched southward toward downtown Bangkok, the interior ministry said.
View ArticleEpic floods in Thailand: How you can help
Flooding caused by monsoon rains and swollen rivers has ravaged Thailand, affecting more than 9.5 million people nationwide.
View ArticleFloodwater recedes in Thailand, but steep challenges linger
The mammoth flooding that has deluged much of Thailand, killing hundreds, appears to be subsiding.
View ArticleThailand: Super-canal may prevent floods
Thai authorities are considering the construction of a super-express waterway through Bangkok to prevent future floods similar to the one that has crippled the Thai capital and brought manufacturing in...
View ArticleDeadly new, old floods wreak havoc in Thailand
Flooding ravaged parts of southern Thailand on Thursday, with residents there joining their countrymen in Bangkok and beyond struggling with the effects of high water.
View ArticleFormer PM to be questioned in Thailand
Thai authorities have summoned former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva for questioning over the deaths of protesters during a deadly crackdown last year.
View ArticleJumbo ambulance saves elephants
Sangduen "Lek" Chailert is known as Thailand's elephant queen.
View ArticleAmerican gets 2.5 years for insulting Thai monarchy
A Thai criminal court has sentenced a Thai-born American to 2 1/2 years in prison for insulting the monarchy, the latest case involving controversial laws for defaming, insulting or threatening the...
View ArticleThailand and Cambodia to withdraw troops from around disputed temple
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to withdraw their troops from the area surrounding a disputed border temple, the official Thai news agency MCOT reported.
View ArticleThailand arrests suspect amid terror warning
Investigators in Thailand have arrested a Lebanese terror suspect who is accused of trying to attack spots in Bangkok that are popular with Western tourists, the Thai government said Friday.
View ArticleTerrorism suspect leads Thai police to potential bomb materials
The Thai government said Monday that it had found the basic ingredients for explosive devices in a building in central Thailand, just days after the United States and Israel warned their citizens in...
View ArticleIsrael blames Iran for Thai bombings
Israel's defense minister blamed Iran for a series of bombings in the Thai capital of Bangkok Tuesday, a day after attacks against the country's diplomats in India and Georgia.
View ArticleAnalysis: Was Iran behind the Bangkok bombings?
Even before the smoke had cleared from a series of bombings in the Thai capital of Bangkok Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak blamed Iran for the incident, as well as the attacks against...
View ArticleThai police seek 5th suspect after bombings
Thai police want to arrest another Iranian allegedly behind the bombs in Bangkok, a fifth member of a group they say intended to strike Israeli diplomats.
View ArticleThai police seeking more suspects in relation to Bangkok blasts
The Thai police are seeking more suspects in connection with the series of bombs that went off in Bangkok last week as they try to piece together the facts in a murky affair that has fueled accusations...
View ArticleRadio bombs, mysterious stickers probed in Bangkok blasts
A series of blasts last week in Thailand that set off accusations between Iran and Israel involved bombs disguised as radio sets, police said Wednesday.
View ArticleThai police arrest another suspect in Bangkok blasts
Thai police have arrested and detained another Iranian suspect in connection with a series of bombs that went off in Bangkok this month, a law enforcement official said.
View ArticleIndia names Iranian suspects in Israeli car bombing
Indian police are on the lookout for three Iranians they suspect of involvement in last month's bombing of an Israeli Embassy car in New Delhi, a senior investigator said Thursday.
View ArticleThai web editor escapes jail over 'royal insults'
A web editor in Thailand has been convicted of hosting posts on a website critical of the country's revered monarchy.
View ArticleMalaysian court: Iranian can be extradited to Thailand over Bangkok blasts
A Malaysian court has ruled that an Iranian man suspected of being involved with a series of bombs that went off in Bangkok in February can be extradited to Thailand.
View ArticleThai-American jailed for insulting monarchy receives royal pardon
Thailand has pardoned a Thai-born American who was sentenced last year to 2 1/2 years in prison for insulting the monarchy, his lawyer said Wednesday.
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