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Plane Crashes at Thai Resort

Many people are feared dead after a plane crashed on landing in bad weather at the Thai resort of Phuket, aviation officials say.
 

Kate Moss Marries Pete Doherty in Thailand

The supermodel Kate Moss and the rock singer Pete Doherty were "married" in a Buddhist wedding ceremony yesterday.
 

Thai Beheaded by Islamic Militants

Suspected Islamic militants beheaded a Myanmar migrant worker in front of his teenage daughter in the most gruesome of a spate of attacks in Thailand's troubled south, police said on Friday.
 

Thai King Endorses Assembly

The King of Thailand Thursday morning issued a royal command to appoint the 242-member National Legislative Assembly, a new body which will act as the country's parliament, local media reported.
 

Jon Benet Suspect Working as Teacher

John Mark Karr, a 41-year-old schoolteacher, has been arrested on suspicion of murder in the 1996 killing of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey, authorities said at a news conference Thursday in Boulder.
 

Buddhist monk brings Thai poll to a halt

Thailand sank deeper into political crisis yesterday after a party candidate suddenly abandoned politics to become a Buddhist monk.
 

Millionaire faces death penalty

In Atlanta, Georgia, prosecutors pressed for the death penalty Monday for a millionaire who was convicted of hiring a hit man to kill his socialite wife.
 

Blast shocks rally site in Bangkok

A blast rocked a mass rally site at Sanam Luang, Royal Palace, here at 8:00 p.m. (1300 GMT) Sunday as thousands of protesters gathered to demand the caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to step down.
 

More Deaths over Cartoon Caricature

It seems that the furore caused by the Muhamed cartoon caricatures is not dying down, with 5 deaths over the weekend, in addition to the damage caused by muslim rioters in many Middle Eastern states, as well as those in Africa.
 

Judges hand death penalty to student’s murder ...

A Thai court yesterday sentenced to death two fishermen for raping and murdering Welsh student Katherine Horton at the resort of Koh Samui after they had confessed to the crimes and pleaded guilty.
 

Thai Fisherman Sentenced to Death for British Backp ...

thai4.jpg Two Thai fisherman were today sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a British backpacker at a Thai island resort. Bualoi Posit, 23, and 24-year-old Wichai Somkhaoyai are to be executed by lethal injection for the New Year's Day attack on the student Katherine Horton. Reading out the ...
 

Scores arrested after Thai rally

Forty people have been arrested in Thailand after an overnight protest outside the office of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, police say.