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• 32 injured by turbulence on China Air flight
BANGKOK, Thailand - At least 32 people were injured Thursday after a China Airlines flight from Hong Kong to Bangkok encountered turbulence, a Thai airport official said. Most of those hurt aboard flight CI-641 from Hong Kong suffered minor cuts and ...
• Former sex tycoon aims for Bangkok's top job
BANGKOK, Thailand - The one-time sex tycoon who would be governor wants to clean up this sprawling, gritty city where he grew rich overseeing an empire of flesh. But weeks of shaking hands and giving speeches have left him longing for the days of ...
• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,176
Estonia, Netherlands, Thailand and Romania, two each; and Australia, Hungary, Kazakhstan and South Korea, one death each. Since the start of U.S. military operations in Iraq, 30,680 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according ...
• Former Goldman exec to run financial rescue
Markets in mainland China, Australia, South Korea, India, Singapore and Thailand also dropped sharply. At the close, Germany's DAX fell 7.1 percent, the FTSE 100 index in Britain slipped 7.9 percent and France's CAC-40 dropped 9.0 percent. The ...
• Half of mammals are in decline, study finds
Mammals range in size from blue whales to Thailand's insect-sized bumblebee bat. "I think the bottom line is, what kind of a world do you want to leave for your children," said Andrew Smith, a professor in the Arizona State University School of Life ...