US files antitrust suit against Apple
WASHINGTON - The US government has sued Apple, alleging it used the powerful demand for its iPhone and other products to drive up prices for its services and hurt smaller rivals.
Man receives pig kidney in medical milestone
Surgeons in Boston have transplanted a kidney from a genetically engineered pig into an ailing 62-year-old man, the first procedure of its kind. If successful, the breakthrough offers hope to hundreds of thousands of people whose kidneys have failed.
Thailand draw 1-1 with Korea in World Cup qualifier
SEOUL - Thailand fought back to secure a 1-1 draw against South Korea in a World Cup qualifying match on Thursday night.
Russian tourist fined over assault
A Russian tourist who kicked a pregnant shop owner in Koh Phangan has been fined 500 baht and given a suspended 15-day jail sentence.
Nine dead after Korean ship capsizes off Japan
SEOUL - At least nine people were killed when a South Korean-flagged vessel capsized off Japan, the South Korean foreign ministry said on Thursday.
Tinder ad offends women
The popular dating app Tinder has met its match in Nakhon Ratchasima, in the form of angry local women denouncing a billboard campaign that compares them to tasty food.
Crackdown to curb 'job-stealing' foreigners
Chinese and Indians are among the growing ranks of foreign nationals taking jobs reserved for Thais, according to the Department of Employment.
Labour minister backs legal casinos
Labour Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has come out in support of legalising casinos in Thailand, saying it would stimulate the economy and create at least 50,000 jobs across five regions.
58 more illegal migrants from Myanmar arrested
KANCHANABURI: Fifty-eight Myanmar nationals have been arrested after illegally crossing the border into Thong Pha Phum district on Thursday morning.
Three killed, 12 injured in Afghanistan suicide bombing
KABUL - A suicide bombing in front of a bank killed at least three people and injured 12 others in Afghanistan's Kandahar city on Thursday, local police said.