Thaksin Shinawatra: Ousted former PM returns to Thailand after 15 years of self-exile
CNN — Thaksin Shinawatra, the ousted fugitive former prime minister of Thailand, returned to the country Tuesday for the first...
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Saudi guards killed hundreds of migrants crossing border from Yemen, HRW says
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside...
Iraq turns off electronic billboards after hacker broadcasts porn to Baghdad passers-by
CNN — Iraqi authorities have switched off electronic advertising boards in Baghdad after pornographic footage was broadcast on one of...
Jakarta orders civil servants to work from home to fight soaring pollution
CNN — Some civil servants in Indonesia’s capital began working from home Monday under measures aimed at reducing traffic congestion...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un inspects missile test as regional rivals meet with Biden
CNN — North Korean state media released images of leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a missile test on Monday, days...
Thailand: Visit of King’s estranged sons comes at a delicate time for monarchy
CNN — When an estranged son of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn turned up in the capital Bangkok earlier this month...
Two Israeli civilians killed in flashpoint West Bank town, Israel military says
CNN — Two Israeli civilians were shot and killed on Saturday in the flashpoint West Bank town of Huwara, according...
Swiss citizen and 13 Myanmar nationals arrested by military Junta
CNN — A Swiss national and 13 Myanmar citizens were arrested by the military junta on August 8 for working...
Japan vows to strengthen ‘strategic collaboration’ with US and South Korea at historic trilateral meeting
CNN — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to strengthen “trilateral strategic collaboration” with the United States and South Korea...
Before hundreds of protesters were killed, Egypt debated less lethal options, report says
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside...
Russian and Chinese warships sail close to Japanese islands, day before Biden’s summit
Tokyo CNN — Japan expressed “grave concern” after Chinese and Russian warships sailed close to its southern islands on Thursday,...
Pakistan church attacks: Punjab authorities arrest more than 100 people after churches vandalized
CNN — Authorities in Pakistan’s Punjab province have arrested more than 100 people after crowds descended on churches and set...
Ten foreigners arrested as $735 million in cash and assets seized in Singapore
CNN — Ten foreign nationals have been arrested in Singapore on suspicion of committing offenses such as forgery and money...
Malaysia plane crash: At least 10 dead after light aircraft crashes onto expressway north of Kuala Lumpur
CNN — At least 10 people have died after a charter plane crashed onto an expressway north of Kuala Lumpur...
Gilad Shalit Fast Facts | CNN
CNN — Here is a look at the abduction of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier captured and imprisoned by the...
Pakistan churches burned down: Eight churches vandalized in Punjab after accusations of blasphemy
CNN — A crowd vandalized eight churches and several homes following accusations of blasphemy against Islam in Pakistan’s most populated...
Who is Travis King, and what comes next for the US soldier in North Korea?
Seoul, South Korea CNN — North Korea’s first public confirmation that a US soldier crossed into its territory in July...
Jakarta is the world’s most polluted city. And Indonesia’s leader has the cough to prove it
Hong Kong CNN — Indonesia’s capital Jakarta is the world’s most polluted city, according to a new study, and the...
Myanmar jade mine landslide kills at least 32 people
CNN — A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 32 people, a local fire...
North Korea confirms US soldier Travis King is in the country
CNN — North Korea on Wednesday confirmed publicly for the first time that US Army Private Travis King crossed into...
