theguardian.com A Russian plane carrying more than 200 passengers from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh has crashed in central Sinai with all on board feared dead.

bbc.com The Airbus A-321 had just taken off from the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, on its way to the Russian city of St Petersburg. Egyptian media reports said wreckage of the plane had already been found and at least 20 ambulances sent to the scene.

dailymail.co.uk The Aegean Sea was the scene of another humanitarian tragedy as 22 migrants, including nine children and four babies, drowned after their boats sank during the perilous crossing to Greece. Heartbreaking photographs show the victims' bodies scattered over the shore.

dpa A fire at a market in Zamboanga City, southern Philippines, killed at least 14 people Saturday, news reports said.


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ft.com President Barack Obama agreed to send a small force - no more than 50 troops - to northern Syria to bolster rebel forces who are fighting both Isis and the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad. Syria's civil war has killed a quarter of a million people and forced 11m to flee their homes.

bangkokpost.com Thailand's private consumption and investment rose in September, but the country's exports and industrial output shrank again, suggesting the economy is not regaining momentum.

nationmultimedia.com A series of blasts in Yala over the past two days is an attempt by insurgents to boost their negotiating power ahead of the resumption of peace talks early next month, an intelligence source has said.



economylead.com Thai Attorney General Pongniwat Yuthapanboripan has assigned an 18-member public prosecutor team to work on the case against the alleged human trafficking syndicate that preyed on Rohingya and other migrants. The evidence examining process for the case is scheduled for November 10.

trust.org There is ''strong evidence'' that Myanmar has committed genocide against Rohingya Muslims, according to a Yale law school report that called for a United Nations commission of inquiry to focus world leaders' attention on abuses in western Rakhine state.



Phuket Update Phuket police believe a man, arrested after wielding a crowbar to smash to bits an ATM at the Krungsri Bank in Old Phuket Town, may be mentally unfit to plead. Officers are hoping relatives will be able to compensate the bank.

bbc.com At least 25 people have been killed in an explosion and fire at a nightclub in the Romanian capital Bucharest, according to government and health officials.

smh.com.au The Australian government is not commenting on reports it is considering sending refugees on Nauru and Manus Island to the distant central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan. The government is searching for places that will agree to resettle more than 1500 asylum seekers currently living in the Australian detention facilities in the south Pacific.

todayonline.com Oscar-winning film-maker Roman Polanski said he was grateful and relieved after a Polish court rejected a US request for his extradition over a 1977 child sex conviction.

afp Chinese citizens greeted the announcement of a ''two-child'' policy warily. High costs, career aspirations and rising urbanisation in an increasingly wealthy society mute expectations of a baby boom after the historic change.

cnn.com Given the economic realities associated with raising a child in modern China, a second child could be an expensive luxury, reserved largely for the wealthy.

bangkokpost.com A US-Spanish gay couple fighting for custody of a baby girl with her Thai surrogate mother are to have their case heard next year, a Bangkok court said.

telegraph.co.uk Imran Khan, the Pakistani politician and former cricket star, and his wife, Reham Khan, an ex-BBC presenter, have parted ways after less than 10 months of marriage.

nationmultimedia.com Ferera Co Ltd, a maker and distributor of cotton and silk bags, plans to open a fourth shop, in Chiang Mai, at the end of the year. Stores in Pattaya, Phuket and Samui generate monthly sales of around five million baht.



rappler.com The arrest of a passenger allegedly carrying two bullets in his luggage at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City comes after similar cases have been reported in Manila. Several similar cases of the scam were reported in the various terminals of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport over the last few weeks.



Phuket Update Quirky rules gave Phuket FC three points when the game against TTM Customs FC was blacked out after 20 minutes by a power failure, lifting Phuket to 15th place on the Division One ladder. Ayuthaya are the next opponents in a home game on Sunday.

torontosun.com Two more Brazilian athletes are wanted for allegedly sexually assaulting a Toronto woman during the Pan Am Games. Canada doesn't have an extradition treaty with Brazil.



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November 20 Laguna Phuket Triathlon

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November 29 Challenge Laguna Phuket 2015

November 29 Phuket King's Cup Regatta

December 5 HM The King's Birthday

December 26 Tsunami memorial ceremonies



January 7-10 Phuket International Boat Show