A couple who retired to Thailand said they have been told to prepare to be sent to prison after they were attacked by neighbours. Mary Byrne, 69, and her husband…
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Thailand: Policeman convicted for viral torture video found dead in jail
A former Thai police chief who was jailed for life three years ago for torturing a drug suspect to death has been found dead in his Bangkok jail cell, authorities…
China: From chatbots to intelligent toys, AI is booming
Head in hands, eight-year-old Timmy muttered to himself as he tried to beat a robot powered by artificial intelligence at a game of chess. But this was not an AI…
India: Air India plane returns after plastic bags and rags clog toilets
Air India has confirmed that one of its flights from the US was forced to turn around last week after passengers trying to flush away plastic bags, rags and clothes…
India: Rap rebel makes a comeback after battling addiction
About 15 years ago, an Indian rapper of humble origins broke onto the country’s then-infertile hip-hop music scene and transformed it forever. He teased, cajoled and vexed his listeners, daring…
India: Israeli tourist and homestay host gang-raped
Two women were gang-raped and a man was killed in an attack near a popular Unesco World Heritage site in southern India, according to police. The two women – an…
Thailand: Students now free to choose their hairstyles, Thai court rules
After years of wrangling with authorities, students in Thailand can now let their hair down. Literally. On Wednesday, Thailand’s Supreme Administrative Court annulled a 50-year-old directive by the education ministry,…
Bangladesh: Interim leader likens Sheikh Hasina regime to ‘terrible tornado’
Bangladesh’s interim leader says he felt “dazzled” when asked to take charge after long-serving prime minister Sheikh Hasina was driven from power last year. “I had no idea I’d be…
North Korea: Authorities halt tourism just weeks after reopening
North Korea has stopped tourists from visiting, just weeks after the first Western tourists entered the country for the first time in five years. North Korea sealed itself off at…
South Korea: Fifteen hurt after SK fighter jets drop bombs by accident
Fifteenpeople in South Korea were injured, twoof them seriously, after a pair of fighter jetsaccidentally dropped eight bombs in a civilian districton Thursdayduring a live-fire military exercise, local media reported.…