Thailand

International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, Guardian, Le Monde and Washington Post access data dump on financial machinations of mega-rich.

A woman from Thailand found the skeleton of a kitten while eating sausages with her family and later turned the 'lucky' carcass into a shrine.

The Public Health Ministry of Thailand aims to scrap 90 percent of squat loos to reduce arthritic cases and boost tourism in the country

Chelsea chief executive Ron Gourlay claims the Blues would sign "two or three" new players in the summer.

Research indicates 100 million sharks are killed every year

With BlackBerry's first financial results featuring BB10 sales due in a few weeks, we speak to its UK chief about how the launch has gone.

Attack is latest in Asian 'chickenfeed' penile dismemberment phenomenon which has scared men who stray.

Traffic and WWF tell CITES delegates: Tighten sanctions on ivory trade countries before elephants extinct.

Royal Thai Special Forces instructors teach American Marines to survive in Asian jungles

The owl, named Rinjani Scops, is found in Lombok, near Bali in Indonesia

Ahead of Valentine's Day, the contest for breaking the record for the world's longest kiss started in Pattaya, Thailand.

Romantic couples in Pattaya attempt to break 50-hour record for longest-ever kiss.

Medecins Sans Frontieres staff threatened for helping displaced Muslims in Myanmar refugee camps.

British hedgehogs may soon be 'endangered species' after numbers fall by 35 million to just one million

Galaxy Note 2 N7100 users in the UK and select European countries can now install the latest official firmware Android 4.1.2 XXDMA6.

Asian and North American markets offset weak demand from Europe for the Japanese automaker.

Galaxy Note 2 N7100 users can now update their phone to the latest official Jelly Bean firmware - Android 4.1.2 XXDMA5 - using this guide.

Violinist to take break from music as she trains to represent Thailand as a skier at Winter Olympics in in Sochi, Russia.

Humane Society and Celebrities write letter to Defra to support proposed ban on polar bear trade.

Samsung Thailand confirms that the Galaxy Tab 7.7 will receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean software update

Parents, babies and surrogate mothers all at risk of exploitation.

Pricing details of the Sony Xperia Z may have been leaked, ahead of the smartphone's release at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show

Starbucks is on an aggressive expansion in the Asia-Pacific region to counter stagnant growth in the US.

22-year-old hit by stray bullet in fight between two gangs on Koh Phangan.

Burma President Thein Sein allows public gathering to salute 2013 as junta restrictions ease.

Emerging economies such as India and Russia to surpass Britain by 2020.

Rising demand and disappearing arable land could lead China to import more food and produce a spike in global prices.

65-year-old sentenced to nine years for laundering money through New York pizzerias.

Domestic demand expected to boost growth in East Asia and Pacific region despite weak global economy.

Stake sale by AIG ends 100-year-old relationship with Asian insurer.