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Strong earthquake causes some damage in Thailand, Myanmar
A strong earthquake shook northern Thailand and Myanmar on Monday evening, smashing windows, cracking walls and roads and damaging Buddhist temples. No ...Thai opposition urges Prime Minister to resign
Thailand\'s opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva has called for July\'s election to be delayed and is demanding the Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra resign.World marks Press Freedom Day
Saturday is World Press Freedom Day, an annual observance established by the United Nations in 1993 to support freedom of expression.Protesters mark May Day across the globe
Labor and trade unions across much of the world organize demonstrations to mark International Workers\' Day on May 1.China says three killed in attack at Xinjiang train station
At least three people were killed and 79 injured when an explosion rocked a train station in Urumqi, the capital of China\'s ...Aerial search to locate missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane ends
The intensive aerial search for surface wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has officially ended, with ships also moving out of the ...Thailand to hold fresh general election in July
Thailand\'s government and election authorities agreed Wednesday to hold a new general election on July 20 in an attempt to end the ...North Korea holds live-fire drill on maritime border
North Korea held a live-fire drill near its maritime border with South Korea on Tuesday, with Seoul vowing a “strong” response if ...Egypt sentences 683 Morsi supporters to death
An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie and 682 supporters to death, a lawyer and prosecutor said.US and Philippines sign defence pact
Washington has signed a new defence agreement with the Philippines as US President Barack Obama landed in Manila as part of an ...