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Thai police say they won't deport Saudi woman seeking asylum
Bangkok, Jan 7 (AP/UNB) — The head of Thailand's immigration police said Monday that a young Saudi woman who was stopped in Bangkok as she was trying to travel to Australia for asylum to escape alleged abuse by her family will not be sent anywhere against her wishes.
Malaysia's king abdicates in unexpected and rare move
Kuala Lumpur, Jan 6 (AP/UNB) — Malaysian King Sultan Muhammad V abdicated on Sunday in an unexpected move, after just two years on the throne.
6 schoolchildren, bus driver die in road accident in India
New Delhi, Jan 6 (AP/UNB) — Six schoolchildren and their bus driver were killed as the vehicle rolled down a gorge on a hilly road in northern India, police said.
Afghan official says insurgents stormed checkpoint, 7 killed
Kabul, Jan 5 (AP/UNB) — An Afghan official says at least seven border police officers were killed when their checkpoint came under attack by insurgents in southern Kandahar province.
Beijing's new airport to handle 72 mln passengers annually by 2025
Beijing, Jan 5 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Beijing's new international airport is expected to handle 45 million passengers annually by 2021 and 72 million by 2025, according to the country's civil aviation regulator.
4 injured in car bomb blast in NW Pakistan
Islamabad, Jan 5 (Xinhua/UNB) -- At least four people were injured on Saturday morning in a car bomb blast in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar, police said.
Tropical storm's rain, surging seas strike Thai beaches
Nakhon Si Thammarat, Jan 5 (AP/UNB) — Rain, wind and surging seawater from a tropical storm buffeted coastal villages and world-famous tourist resorts on southern Thailand's east coast on Friday, knocking down trees and utility poles and flooding roads.
Tropical storm's rain, surging seas strike Thai beaches
Nakhon Si Thammarat, Jan 4 (AP/UNB) — Rain, wind and surging seawater from a tropical storm buffeted coastal villages and world-famous tourist resorts on southern Thailand's east coast on Friday, knocking down trees and utility poles and flooding roads.
Rakhine rebels kill 13 policemen: Myanmar
Yangon, Jan 4 (AP/UNB) — Thirteen policemen were killed and nine injured in early morning attacks Friday on police outposts in Myanmar's Rakhine state by the insurgent Arakan Army, state media reported.
Severe weather hampers flight operations at Delhi airport
New Delhi, Jan 3 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Flight operation at New Delhi's airport in India were hampered Thursday due to rough weather conditions including fog, officials said.