Asia Pacific
Thai coup leader claims royal endorsement of junta
Thai coup leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha said Monday that he has received the endorsement of King Bhumibol Adulyadej as head of a ...Thai army detains former PM Yingluck after military coup
Thailand\'s military govt on Friday detained former PM Yingluck Shinawatra and several members of her family as coup leaders tighten their grip ...Thai junta summons deposed leaders as coup takes hold
Thailand\'s military leaders summoned ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to a meeting on Friday, a day after army chief Prayuth Chan-ocha seized ...Former Chinese mining tycoon Liu Han sentenced to death
A Chinese court sentenced Liu Han to death on Friday for a string of murders that he and his mafia-style crime ring ...Thailand under nationwide curfew after army seizes power in coup
A nationwide curfew has been imposed in Thailand after the country\'s military seized power by dissolving the government and suspending the constitution.China and Russia sign historic $400bn gas deal after 10 years of negotiations
After 10 years of negotiations, Russia\'s Gazprom and China\'s CNPC have finally signed a historic gas deal which will provide the world\'s ...China summons US ambassador over cyberspying charges
China\'s Foreign Ministry has summoned the US ambassador after the arrests of five Chinese military officers accused of hacking into American companies ...Thailand army declares martial law
Thailand\'s army declared martial law on Tuesday to restore order after six months of anti-government protests which have left the country without ...China evacuates its nationals from Vietnam
China has evacuated more than 3,000 of its citizens from Vietnam because of anti-China rioting there and is sending five ships to ...Laos defence minister dies in plane crash
At least 22 people including the defence minister were killed when a Lao air force plane crashed on Saturday, officials said. The ...




