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VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis on Sunday created the first saints of his reign, canonising some 800 Italian martyrs who refused to convert to Islam in the 15th century, as well as a Colombian and a Mexican who founded congregations.

Sunday 12 May 2013, 04:25PM

Damascus denies responsibility for Turkey bombings

DAMASCUS: A Syrian minister on Sunday denied accusations that Damascus was behind a bomb attack in a Turkish town that left dozens dead, a day after Ankara blamed supporters of President Bashar al-Assad for the blasts.

Sunday 12 May 2013, 04:24PM

S. Korea's presidency apologises for sex scandal

SEOUL: South Korea's presidential office apologised Sunday for an "very shameful" scandal involving a former senior official who was fired midway through President Park Geun-Hye's US visit.

Sunday 12 May 2013, 04:21PM

Bangladesh collapsed building death toll rises to 1,125

DHAKA: The death toll from the collapse of a garment factory complex in Bangladesh rose to 1,125 on Sunday after 15 more bodies were found in the rubble overnight, 19 days after the disaster struck.

Sunday 12 May 2013, 04:20PM

Myanmar on alert as cyclone grows

YANGON: Myanmar's authorities were on alert Saturday as a cyclone threatened to hit the west of the country where around 140,000 people displaced by communal violence languish in flood-prone camps.

Sunday 12 May 2013, 04:18PM

China marks anniversary of killer Sichuan quake

BEIJING: China Sunday marked the fifth anniversary of the Sichuan earthquake which killed more than 80,000 but some said questions remained over the thousands of children who died as their schools collapsed.

Sunday 12 May 2013, 04:17PM

Phuket Opinion: Tales of Thalang traffic woe

Phuket News / Opinion

Sunday 12 May 2013, 03:51PM

PHUKET: The locals in Thalang were excited. Tesco was going to build a new store next to the school. There were going to be lots of restaurants, a department store and theatres.

Six legs good, says monster maker

WEIRD WORLD: A British man has built a six-legged diesel-powered walking vehicle that looks like a giant robotic insect.

Sunday 12 May 2013, 03:33PM

Big cat takes bathroom break from circus

WEIRD WORLD: A woman visiting the bathrooms backstage during a circus show had an unexpected encounter with one of the performers – an escaped tiger.

Sunday 12 May 2013, 03:33PM

Chinese man creates iced apartment block

WEIRD WORLD: An apartment tenant in China accidentally created a frozen waterfall outside his eight-storey building when he left the taps on all winter.

Sunday 12 May 2013, 03:31PM

The Big List: Weird weather stories

PHUKET: Be thankful you’re here on a sunny island: a winter in China’s Jilin City (see story at right) hits a regular night-time low of minus-25 Celsius at night. Here are some tales of global weird weather.

Sunday 12 May 2013, 03:26PM

Phuket ‘desert chic’ fundraiser raises B750,000

PHUKET: Local charity Phuket Has Been Good To Us raised more than B750,000 at its recent Mystic Mirage fundraising event.

Sunday 12 May 2013, 02:41PM

Two Phuket baby elephants ‘arrested’

PHUKET: In an echo of a probe last year into “illegal” elephants in Phuket, officials are investigating the backgrounds of two baby elephants in Phuket that are suspected to have been taken from the wild or smuggled in from a neighbouring country.

Sunday 12 May 2013, 02:40PM

Turkey car bombings blamed on Syria

ANKARA: Turkey was reeling Sunday from twin car bomb attacks which left at least 43 people dead in a town near the Syrian border, with Ankara blaming pro-Damascus groups and vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice.

Sunday 12 May 2013, 01:17PM

Sharif poised to form next Pakistan government

KARACHI: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif appealed to all parties to join him in tackling Pakistan's mountainous problems after securing victory in historic elections that defied Taliban violence.

Sunday 12 May 2013, 01:15PM

Suvarnabhumi to get smart card system for Thais

Phuket News / Thailand

Sunday 12 May 2013, 12:51PM

BANGKOK: A smart card and barcode system is to be introduced by the end of this year at Suvarnabhumi Airport to facilitate processing at immigration for Thai citizens.

It wasn't me, says PM's website hacking suspect

Phuket News / Thailand

Saturday 11 May 2013, 01:37PM

BANGKOK: A man suspected of hacking into the website of the Prime Minister's Office and posting messages insulting the premier surrendered to police this morning, denying the allegation and saying he is ready to cooperate with the police investigation.

Illegal loggers at work again in Phuket hills

PHUKET: More than 200 illegally-cut hardwood boards worth around B4 million were discovered in Kathu Forest Reserve yesterday evening (May 9) by Kathu District Office officials.

Friday 10 May 2013, 02:28PM

Clean-up launched for stinking Phuket canal

PHUKET: Officials and locals, led by Governor Maitree Intusut, this morning (May 10) joined a ceremony to mark the beginning of the clean-up of stinking Klong Bang Yai.

Friday 10 May 2013, 02:25PM

Phuket's airport taxi-meters run into opposition