Death of world’s longest reigning monarch throws politically turbulent Thailand into uncertainty

Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej has died aged 88, ending seven decades on the throne during which he became a unifying father figure and rare source of stability in a country that has weathered more than a dozen coups since he came to power in 1946 ( Read more... )

BANGKOK - From Saphan Lek’s labyrinth of toys to the blooming sidewalks of the Pak Khlong Talad flower market and on and on across the capital, some of the best examples of Bangkok’s vibrant street life are being swept away ( Read more... )

(CNN)The World Health Organization has congratulated Thailand as the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis.

It is also the first with a "large HIV epidemic" to eradicate mother-to-child transmission of the diseases. In 2014, an estimated 450,000 people were living with HIV in ( Read more... )

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Israel has accused Iran of being behind three blasts in Bangkok [today] that injured five people and blew off the legs of the alleged bomber - an Iranian national who was fleeing police when the grenade slipped through his hands and detonated next to him.

The blasts came just a day after bombs targeted Israeli diplomats in India and Georgia, and has ( Read more... )

Flood water has continued to pour into outer districts of the Thai capital, Bangkok, forcing residents to evacuate.

The government says efforts to protect the centre of the city from the rising water have been largely successful.

But tension has been rising in flooded suburbs, with residents demanding barriers be opened to allow water out.

In one area ( Read more... )

Turkey ends search for survivors, toll nears 600
Source - Reuters
By Ibon Villabeitia and Evrim Ergin
ERCIS, Turkey | Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:33am EDT(Reuters) - The death toll from last week's earthquake in southeast Turkey rose to 596 Sunday, the day after authorities stopped searching for survivors and focused on helping thousands of homeless ( Read more... )

Two dead, hundreds stranded in Irish flooding
Source - Reuters
DUBLIN/BELFAST | Tue Oct 25, 2011 8:24am EDT(Reuters) - Two people died and hundreds were stranded in northern and eastern Ireland on Tuesday after torrential rain closed roads and rail lines, left shops and homes under water and led to the capital, Dublin, being put on an emergency ( Read more... )

Cambodia cancels festival as flood death toll risesPHNOM PENH - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday cancelled the nation's biggest annual festival as he announced that the death toll from the worst flooding in over a decade had risen to 247 ( Read more... )