Police have dismantled a Chinese gang accused of staging a fake kidnapping of a 19-year-old woman in order to extort ransom money from her father, arresting four suspects, including her boyfriend, who was also wanted in China in an online scam case.

Songkran revellers are being encouraged to donate their water guns for plastic recycling at nine locations in Bangkok, most of them at popular shopping malls, this coming Sunday, City Hall said on Thursday.

JAKARTA - ⁠Indonesia’s ⁠chief ombudsman has been arrested just six days ​after his ‌appointment for allegedly taking a bribe from a local nickel company, authorities said on Thursday.

ISTANBUL - Turkey will hold funerals for nine victims killed in a school shooting by a 14-year-old, an attack that has sent shockwaves across the country, with authorities saying the suspect had referenced a US mass killer in a WhatsApp profile image...

A sightseeing route that runs through the Tateyama mountain range in central Japan fully opened Wednesday for this year's tourist season, featuring tall snow walls.

Traffic accidents and injuries over the first six “dangerous days” of the Songkran holiday were down by 20% from the same period a year ago, while fatalities declined by 6.5%, according to data released on Thursday.

KYIV - Russian strikes killed at least 14 people in Ukraine, local authorities said Thursday, after Moscow rained missiles and drones on its neighbour in overnight attacks.

PARIS - Could planes soon be stuck on the ground due to a lack of fuel? The risk of jet fuel shortages is growing each day the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, although it isn’t certain when exactly supplies will run out.

Security guards in Thailand will be eligible for overtime pay when working beyond their regular eight-hour shifts, under a new law that will take effect on April 24.

Four northeastern provinces and three in the East are at high risk of summer storms that could unleash rain and strong winds before they move on to other areas including Greater Bangkok, the Meteorological Department warned on Thursday.