afp South Korea reported four more cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), bringing to 126 the total number of people diagnosed with the potentially deadly virus.

Pattaya Update The body of a 65-year-old Canadian man who had been missing since Tuesday after renting a boat in Pattaya was found floating off Koh Larn, a popular island off the resort town.

bangkokpost.com Thailand, playing just their second match in the Women's World Cup Final, defeated Ivory Coast 3-2 Friday.


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bangkokpost.com A royal aide to the former Princess Srirasm has been charged on four counts, including lese majeste after being accused of demanding bribes.

nationmultimedia.com An initial investigation found no link between five Thai students detained in Pakistan and either the insurgency in the far South or the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Deputy Government Spokesman Maj General Sansern Kaewkamnerd said the motives to smuggle the handgun out of Pakistan would be further probed.

PTI At least 41 people were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall that buried six villages in Nepal's mountainous northeast, the second major disaster to hit the country after the April 25 quake.



nationmultimedia.com Human trafficking suspect Lt-General Manat Khongpaen has been suspended from military service, Army commander General Udomdej Sitabutr said.



express.co.uk A young British woman almost lost her leg when she was struck by a motorboat propeller while scuba diving off the coast of Thailand. Alice Davies, 20, had the horror accident near the holiday island of Koh Tao, police said. Witnesses said Miss Davies suffered severe blood loss and two broken bones when the vessel hit her while reversing.

Phuket Update Officials have declared six new no-parking zones and extended the hours in which it is prohibited to park on some of Phuket Town's busiest streets to combat Phuket's increasing traffic congestion.

Phuket Update More than 100 Paklok residents protested at Phuket Provincial Hall over a plan to install high-voltage electric power lines in Phuket's east. Governor Nisit Jansomwong told them to return in two weeks for an answer.

nationmultimedia.com Authorities have already felled thousands of rubber and palm trees in plantations allegedly encroaching into the Klong Praya wildlife sanctuary in Krabi province as part of the government's much-publicised campaign to reclaim forestland.

smh.com.au Rupert Murdoch, 84, is preparing to step down as chief of 21st Century Fox and hand the job to his son.

financialexpress.com China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang has reportedly been jailed for life, becoming the first senior politician to be convicted on corruption charges since the Communist Party came to power in 1949.

wsj.com Andreas Lubitz had told doctors he was afraid of going blind, French prosecutors said as they broadened their investigation to determine whether the Germanwings co-pilot could have been prevented from killing himself and 149 people in a plane crash.

afp UN peacekeepers routinely buy sex with money, jewellery, cellphones, televisions and other items in countries where they have been deployed, in clear violation of UN rules, according to a draft UN report.

AP Residents are in a panic in Luxor, the Egyptian city of monumental pharaonic temples and ancient tombs, fearing that a foiled terrorist attack outside the famed Karnak Temple will kill the tourist industry on which most of the population depends for their livelihoods, just as it was starting to regain some footing after years of turmoil.

wsj.com Spain's parliament, seeking to redress what the government called a historic mistake, gave final approval to a law that eases a path to citizenship for descendants of Jews who were expelled from the country five centuries ago.

news.sky.com James Rogers, 72, and his pet dog have died from apparent heat exhaustion after he became locked inside his dream car in Port Arthur, Texas. Investigators believe a cable to the Corvette's battery became loose after Mr Rogers got in and shut the door, leaving the vehicle without any power to operate the horn, windows or door locks.



telegraph.co.uk Exclusive: the guide who took the group of 10 Westerners up a mountain and protested at their stripping naked has told The Telegraph that the girls were not completely naked, but that the group were still ''disgraceful.''

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bangkokpost.com Thailand took nine gold medals from Thursday's competitions, but remain in third place in the overall standings behind host Singapore and Vietnam.

reuters FIFA's Director of Communications Walter de Gregorio is to resign after making a joke on television about the scandal-hit football body, while pressure mounted for his boss Sepp Blatter to step aside at once. The European Parliament said Blatter's failure to depart immediately would block efforts to rid FIFA of rampant corruption.



Phuket Update Local farmers are set for the 18th annual Phuket Goat Fair, which will be held June 11 through 13 behind Tesco Lotus in Cherng Talay.

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