Thai police said they have taken criminal action against a gang accused of abducting five Chinese nationals for ransom in Sa Kaeo, with the four police officers implicated also facing suspension.

MANCHESTER - Pep Guardiola is expected to ​take charge of Manchester City for the final time on ‌Sunday, drawing the curtain down on a decade that has reshaped not only his club but English football itself.

GENEVA - The deadly hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks show that while the response to declared public health crises has improved, awareness of pandemic risks still lags, a leading pandemic expert has warned.

MANILA - ​The Philippine Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a bid by Senator Ronald dela ​Rosa for a temporary restraining order ‌to prevent his arrest and transfer to the International Criminal Court.

PATHUM THANI — A sand dune that vanished for half a century now attracts visitors to the middle of the Chao Phraya, the main river of the Central Plains, in this satellite province north of Bangkok.

LONDON — The artificial intelligence (AI) ⁠revolution is ⁠here, and the boos are getting ​louder.

The zoo housing the viral Japanese macaque Punch said on Tuesday it is considering a complete ban on photography and filming around the monkey enclosure after two men were recently arrested over an intrusion incident.

SINGAPORE — Singapore's banks and financial firms ​should use artificial intelligence (AI) to create better jobs and train workers ​for higher-value roles, not ‌just cut costs, Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Wednesday.

The Court of Appeal Region 4 has overturned a lower court ruling in a lèse-majesté case against Piyarat "Toto" Chongthep, a People's Party MP, sentencing him to three years in prison without suspension.

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has warned of possible flash floods and run-off nationwide on Wednesday and Thursday due to increased rain.