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China and several neighbouring countries will provide armed escorts to ships navigating the Mekong River, state media said Wednesday, after 13 Chinese sailors were killed on the key waterway last month.

The 2.38 trillion baht fiscal budget proposed to parliament by the government this morning had no priority setting and was not the solution to the pressing problems of the country, Democrat leader and Opposition Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Wednesday.

The 2.38 trillion baht fiscal budget proposed to parliament by the government this morning had no priority setting and was not the solution to the pressing problems of the country, Democrat leader and Opposition Leader Abhisit Vejjajiva said on Wednesday.

The Flood Relief Operations Command (Froc) on Wednesday conceded that it really could not say if the Victory Monument area and Rama 2 Road would be inundated by the flood.

The Flood Relief Operations Command (Froc) on Wednesday conceded that it really could not say if the Victory Monument area and Rama 2 Road would be inundated by the flood.

Infamous Australian outlaw Ned Kelly has had his final wish granted 131 years after being executed, with officials agreeing to release his remains so he can be buried with his family.

An exhibition tour of Taiwan by Major League Baseball has shown the island what its favourite sport could be like -- if only it could shake off organised crime, violence and corruption.

India posted a five-wicket victory over the West Indies on the fourth day of the opening Test in New Delhi on Wednesday to gain a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

The mother of Australian-born whistleblower Julian Assange on Wednesday said she would picket a visit of US President Barack Obama to the capital, Canberra, to rally support for her son.

PTT and Bangchak Petroleum announced they will increase the price of diesel by 60 satang per litre starting at 5am tomorrow.

PTT and Bangchak Petroleum announced they will increase the price of diesel by 60 satang per litre starting at 5am tomorrow.

The main road to the South, Rama 2, will definitely not be cut open to hasten the flow of floodwater in the west of Bangkok out to the Gulf, Transport Ministry permanent secretary Suphot Sublom said on Wednesday.

The main road to the South, Rama 2, will definitely not be cut open to hasten the flow of floodwater in the west of Bangkok out to the Gulf, Transport Ministry permanent secretary Suphot Sublom said on Wednesday.

The flood from the North has flowed on to parts of Rama 2 Road in Thon Buri district, Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said on Wednesday.

The flood from the North has flowed on to parts of Rama 2 Road in Thon Buri district, Bangkok Governor Sukhumbhand Paribatra said on Wednesday.

A Russian probe on a mission to a moon of Mars Wednesday failed to take its course to the red planet, in a potentially devastating blow to Moscow's hopes of resuming planetary exploration.

Revered Pennsylvania State University football coach Joe Paterno could soon be out of a job as his longtime former assistant faces child sex abuse charges, a report said.

Russia's Phobos-Grunt space probe has failed to take its planned trajectory towards Mars and is stuck in an Earth orbit, the space agency said, adding it now had three days to try to fix the problem.

Sachin Tendulkar again stumbled just short of scoring an unprecedented 100th international century, falling for 76 as India closed in on victory in the opening Test against the West Indies on Wednesday.

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei said Wednesday supporters had travelled thousands of kilometres to his Beijing studio to express their support and donate money towards a huge tax bill he has to pay.