Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin was hospitalized on his first night in...
Bangkok [Thailand], August 23: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was taken to hospital with high blood pressure due to being unable to sleep during...
SretthaThavisin was elected Prime Minister of Thailand
Thimphu [Bhutan], August 23: Thailand's National Assembly on August 22 voted to approve Pheu Thai Party candidate SretthaThavisin as the new prime minister.
The leadership transition in Cambodia
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 23: Cambodia officially has a new parliamentary and government leadership at the first session of the 7th National Assembly.
Medvedev said Russia could annex South Ossetia, Abkhazia
Moscow [Russia], August 23: Deputy Chairman of Russia's Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that Moscow could annex two breakaway regions in Georgia, South Ossetia and...
Japan discharging wastewater in its own backyard: Rabuka
Tokyo [Japan], August 23: Prime Minister SitiveniRabuka is firm about his stance regarding the discharge of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power...
Maui wildfire victims fear land grab may threaten Hawaiian culture
Hawaii [US], August 23: Deborah Loeffler felt she could not lose much more after a wildfire destroyed the home in Maui where five generations of...
Reforms planned for int'l students with desire to stay in Australia
Canberra [Australia], August 22: International students who want to migrate to Australia may no longer be penalized when applying for visas under government reforms to...
S. Korean banks' loan delinquency ratio falls in June
Seoul [South Korea], August 22: South Korean banks' loan delinquency ratio fell in three months in June owing to higher bad loan settlements than new...
Spain's king begins talks with parties on forming new government
Madrid [Spain], August 22: King Felipe VI of Spain has begun consultations on the formation of a new government, about a month after the country's...
12 dead in Turkey bus accident
Istanbul [Turkey], August 22: At least 12 people have been killed and 19 people injured after a bus accident in Turkey, the Anadolu news agency...
Ecuador presidential elections heading for run-off on October 15
Quito [Ecuador], August 22: With over 90 percent of the ballots counted in Ecuador's presidential election, voters appear to have put Luisa Gonzalez, from the...
Kim oversees N Korea cruise missiles tests
Seoul [South Korea], August 22: North Korean ruler Kim Jong Un has overseen the launch of strategic cruise missiles as part of a drill, state-controlled...
Serial baby murderer given life sentence by British court
London [UK], August 22: A British former nurse will spend the rest of her life in jail for her "cruel, calculated and cynical campaign" of...
Outsider Bernardo Arevalo wins Guatemala's presidential vote
Mexico City [Mexico], August 22: Outsider Bernardo Arevalo, a social democrat, emerged as the winner of a run-off election for president of Guatemala on Sunday...
Trump confirms not participating in election debate
Washington [US], August 22: Former US President Donald Trump has said he will not participate in the first Republican presidential debate this week, saying his...
Hurricane Hilary rages California, threatens Nevada
Calfornia [US], August 22: As Tropical Storm Hilary moved deeper into southern California, US state officials warned "the worst of the storm is yet to...
Denmark and the Netherlands set conditions when giving F-16s to Ukraine
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 22: The Russian side issued a warning after Denmark and the Netherlands pledged to provide dozens of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine...
North Korea warns of 'thermonuclear war' because of US-South Korea-Japan deals
Pyongyang [North Korea], August 22: North Korea condemns annual military exercises between the United States and South Korea, and warns of the risk of "thermonuclear...
Trump confirmed that he was about to go to the prison in...
Washington [US], August 22: Former US President Donald Trump will go to prison to pay more than 4.7 billion dong on bail and is not...
Cambodia's King expressed confidence in the new government of Mr. Hun Manet
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 22: Addressing the opening session of the 7th National Assembly of Cambodia, King Norodom Sihamoni expressed confidence in the new government...
An American woman was arrested for threatening to shoot Trump and her...
Washington [US], August 22: Prosecutors in Chicago said a woman was arrested on August 21 for allegedly sending emails threatening to shoot former US President...
Thaksin appeared at Singapore airport, expected to return to Thailand today
Singapore, August 22: Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra appeared at Seletar Airport in Singapore on the morning of August 22 and confirmed to the...
Ukrainian drone destroys Russian supersonic bomber
Kyiv [Ukraine], August 22: A flagship Russian long-range bomber has been destroyed in a Ukrainian drone strike, according to reports.
UAE stocks generate strong cash flows Monday
Abu Dhabi [UAE], August 22: UAE stocks generated strong cash flows Monday as the International Holding Company (IHC) maintained robust performance and closed at...
3 dead, 6 injured in U.S. Seattle shooting
San Francisco [US], August 21: Three people were killed and six more injured in a shooting early Sunday at a South Seattle hookah lounge in...
Singaporean PM says recent political scandals will not delay leadership renewal
Singapore, August 21: Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Sunday stressed that the leadership renewal is on track and recent scandals involving political figures...
Solomon Islands' PM hails Chinese medical ship services
Honiara [Solomon Islands], August 21: Prime minister of Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare visited the Chinese naval hospital ship "Peace Ark" here on Sunday, hailing the...