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Thailand
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February 8
Death toll rises in Thai mall massacre
A Thai soldier angry over a land deal went on a shooting spree that killed at least 26 people, most of them in a shopping mall in the northeast that he fled to in a stolen Humvee after shooting his commanding officer, officials said.
World
August 2
Blasts hit Bangkok as city hosts major security meeting
Six bomb blasts wounded at least four people at three sites in Bangkok on Friday, as the Thai capital hosted a Southeast Asian security meeting with top diplomats from the United States, China and other world powers.
World
May 5
'I shall reign with righteousness': Thailand crowns new king
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Saturday completed Buddhist and Brahmin rituals to symbolically transform him into a living god as the Southeast Asian nation crowned its first monarch in nearly seven decades.
World
May 4
Thailand to crown newlywed king in elaborate ceremonies
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn on Saturday begins intricate Buddhist and Brahmin ceremonies to symbolically transform him into a living god as the Southeast Asian nation officially crowns its first monarch in nearly seven decades.
World
February 9
The Thai princess who would be prime minister
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn moved to block his his elder sister's surprise bid to run for prime minister in March, calling her candidacy for a populist opposition party "inappropriate" and unconstitutional.
World
July 18
'It was magical': Thai boys relive cave rescue
"Fight on, don't despair": the 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded Thai cave complex described how they survived on nothing but dripping water, and even tried to dig their way out.
World
July 12
'You are my very heart': Hero cave diver's wife mourns
The wife of a former Thai navy diver who died working to rescue a young soccer team trapped for days in a flooded cave said she missed him dearly and urged the boys not to blame themselves for his death.
World
July 10
Wild Boars freed! All 13 saved in heroic cave rescue
All 12 boys and their soccer coach trapped for more than two weeks deep inside a flooded Thai cave have been rescued in a successful end to a perilous mission that has gripped the world.
World
July 9
Seventh now out of Thailand cave: Report
A witness has described seeing the sixth and seventh person being stretchered out of a Thailand cave as rescue efforts continue.
World
July 9
11 still missing after Thai tourist boat accident
A Thai government minister blames Chinese tour operators for the deaths of more than 40 people, most of them Chinese tourists, in a boat accident off a resort island last weekend, as divers search for 11 people.
World
July 3
Divers draw up plan to rescue trapped Thai boys
Rescuers battled intensifying rain to furiously pump water from a cave in Thailand as officials thrashed out plans to extract a young soccer team located by divers after being trapped for 10 days.
National
January 5
Kiwi woman reportedly drowns in Thailand
A Kiwi woman has reportedly drowned in Thailand after separating from her tour group.
World
June 22
Teen suspected of shooting toy gun at Thai king
German prosecutors said they were investigating a 14-year-old boy suspected of shooting plastic bullets from a toy gun at the King of Thailand who was cycling near Munich this month.
World
April 25
Thai man streams baby's death live on Facebook
A Thai man filmed himself killing his 11-month-old daughter in two video clips posted on Facebook before committing suicide, police say.
World
January 21
Thai police find 3.8 million methamphetamine pills
Police have seized 3.8 million methamphetamine tablets in Thailand's largest drug bust in years.
World
January 16
Explosives seized, man charged after terror alert
A foreign suspect with alleged links to Hezbollah militants has led Thai police to a warehouse filled with materials commonly used to make bombs, as Thailand and the US disagreed over whether Bangkok was the target of a terror plot.
World
January 13
US warns of Bangkok terror threat
Thai police were questioning a Lebanese man with alleged links to Hezbollah militants as the US Embassy and Israel warned of a "real and credible" terrorist threat against Americans and Israelis in Bangkok.
World
November 6
Thailand flooding toll tops 500
The nationwide death toll from flooding in Thailand has climbed past 500, as the polluted black water continues its march through parts of the capital.
World
October 30
Bombings, shootings in Thailand's south
Attackers believed to be Muslim insurgents have killed four people and set off a string of homemade bombs in Thailand's restive south.
World
October 26
Thai capital warned 'massive water' on the way
Floods swamped a new area of Thailand's capital on Wednesday as some shops rationed food and Bangkok's governor warned of "massive water" on the way that could put many parts of the sprawling city in danger by the end of the week.
World
October 17
Relief in Thailand as flood barriers hold
Thailand's capital was breathing easier yesterday as barriers protecting Bangkok from the country's worst floods in half a century held together and the Government said floodwaters ravaging provinces just north of the capital had begun receding for the first time.
World
August 8
Thailand's first woman PM takes charge
Yingluck Shinawatra, the sister of an ousted Thai leader, vowed on Monday to work for national reconciliation as she formally became the country's first female prime minister.
World
July 3
Thai opposition sweeps to victory
The sister of Thailand's fugitive former prime minister has led his loyalists to a landslide election victory, a stunning rout of the military-backed government that last year crushed protests by his supporters with a bloody crackdown that left the capital in flames.
World
March 30
Deaths, strandings in Thailand floods
Southern Thailand faced more torrential rain after heavy downpours caused at least 15 deaths and forced the Thai navy to help evacuate hundreds of tourists stranded on some of the country's famous resort islands.
National
February 17
Family to bring home body of woman who died in Thailand
The mother and brother of a young New Zealand woman who died while on holiday in Thailand will bring her body home.
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