JERUSALEM - The Israeli military says an “independent, professional expert body” will investigate the deaths of seven people working for the World Central Kitchen (WCK) in Gaza, which the NGO said was the result of an Israeli air strike.
The first hearing in the sedition trial of two young activists accused of attempting to disrupt a royal motorcade took place on Tuesday without one of the defendants, both of whom are on hunger strikes.
HELSINKI - One child was killed and two seriously wounded in a shooting at a school outside the Finnish capital on Tuesday, police said, with a 12-year-old fellow pupil suspected of the attack taken into custody.
Natural Resources and Environment Minister Phatcharavat Wongsuwan is proposing to open a macaque control centre in Lop Buri to sterilise the monkeys and transfer them to other areas in an attempt to solve the problems they cause in the town.
Deputy national police chief Surachate Hakparn turned himself in to police to answer charges of money laundering, just hours after after investigators obtained a warrant for his arrest on Tuesday.
The Criminal Court on Tuesday approved a police request for an arrest warant for embattled deputy national police chief Pol Gen Surachate Hakparn, for alleged collusion in the laundering of gambling network money.
PARIS - The Indonesian Navy has signed a contract to buy two Scorpene submarines made by the French state-owned shipyard Naval Group, the company said on Tuesday on its website.
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police are looking into reports that an armed man detained last week had links to an Israeli crime syndicate, amid a widening investigation.
SINGAPORE - The first person to plead guilty in the biggest money-laundering case in the history of Singapore has been sentenced to 13 months in jail.
The same-sex marriage bill cruised through the first reading in the Senate on Tuesday, was referred to a vetting committee and is expected back on the floor in July.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) in Thailand is stepping up its campaign to protect the rights of vulnerable migrant groups.
Another Twenty kilogrammes of crystal methamphetamine have been found floating in the sea off the eastern seaboard.
The cabinet has approved a plan to increase the 2025 budget deficit by 153 billion baht, a move aimed at stimulating an economy still lagging its peers in the region.
KANCHANABURI: A football player born to a Mon family has auctioned off his Thai national team jersey, and will donate the money to villagers in Myanmar whose homes were destroyed by junta government gunboats.
A marine resources expert has warned of possible massive coral bleaching caused by rising sea temperatures, and its impact on tourism and food supply.
Progressive Movement leader Thanathong Juangroongruangkit has purchased the house in Paris where Pridi Banomyong spent the last days of his life, to preserve as an important part of Thailand's political history.
Thailand recorded 9.4 million foreign tourists in the first three months of this year, who contributed an estimated 454.6 billion baht (US$12.4 billion) to the economy in spending, the Tourism and Sports Ministry said on Tuesday.
Animal handlers perform a stunt at the reopening of Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo, which had been closed for more than two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The farm, which houses more than 60,000 crocodiles, is one of Samut Prakan’s main tourist attractions. (Photos: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
Animal handlers perform a stunt at the reopening of Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm and Zoo, which had been closed for more than two years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The farm, which houses more than 60,000 crocodiles, is one of Samut Prakan’s main tourist attractions. (Photos: Wichan Charoenkiatpakul)
WASHINGTON - Reported discrimination and attacks against Muslims and Palestinians reached a record high in the United States in 2023, driven by rising Islamophobia and bias as the Israel-Gaza war raged late in the year, data from an advocacy group showed on Tuesday.
Red-coded levels of PM2.5 dust had increased and expanded from the North into parts of the Central Plain and the Northeast, with the worst levels in Chiang Mai, on Tuesday morning.
Meet Noppharat Phutthaainson, a woodworking craftsman who has been creating unique art pieces for nearly 60 years, prioritising passion over profit and cherishing the freedom his work brings.
Celebrating the partial legalisation of cannabis in Germany, people gathered at midnight on April 1 at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin for a smoke-in. - REUTERS
Celebrating the partial legalisation of cannabis in Germany, people gathered at midnight on April 1 at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin for a smoke-in. - REUTERS
SEOUL - North Korea fired at least one suspected intermediate-range ballistic missile in a show of force that came just days ahead of national elections in South Korea for parliamentary seats.