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Ex-Thai MP shoots dead local official over money row
The attack took place outside a government building in Nonthaburi province, north of Bangkok, just days after a school shooting in the same region that raised questions over gun control in Thailand.
Indian students step up exam protests in Jharkhand
The protesters are demanding the cancellation of several examinations conducted by a private company on behalf of the state government, as well as an investigation by federal police into their conduct.
Police seek charges against Bangkok bar owner for deadly fire
Thai police intend to charge the owner of a Bangkok bar with six offences, including negligence, over a fire last month that killed 37 people, the lead investigator said Monday.
Netanyahu rejects US Gaza plan, vows no pullout until Hamas disarms
Netanyahu said that Hamas must give up all of its weapons, a goal that Board of Peace members say is not realistically achievable.
Niger bus crash kills at least 22, most of them soldiers
The accident, a head-on collision between two buses, happened on Friday night some 50 kilometres (35 miles) from the town of Madaoua, said the ministry statement.
Flight cancellations, evacuations in China as Typhoon Dolphin looms
Hangzhou's airport in nearby Zhejiang province saw 270 inbound and outbound flights cancelled, the report said.
Pentagon to invest $400m in Australian rare earth mine
New South Wales has some of the highest concentrations of scandium globally, the state government said.
US partially resumes avocado inspections in Mexico
The US embassy in Mexico said inspections will resume in some avocado-growing areas of Michoacan as of Saturday, but did not specify if shipments would also restart.
South Korea vows truth over forced overseas adoptions
South Korea was once one of the world's biggest exporters of babies, sending more than 140,000 children overseas between 1955 and 1999, according to official figures.
Eight dead, including teen suspect’s grandparents, in Thailand shooting
First he shot dead his grandparents, using his grandfather's handgun, then went to a secondary school north of Bangkok and killed three teachers and three students, national police said in a statement.
