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VATICAN: World leaders and Catholics hailed the election of Jorge Bergoglio from Argentina as the first Latin American pope on Wednesday, urging him to work for religious reconciliation and peace.

Thursday 14 March 2013, 08:34AM

Vietnam Defence Minister visits Phuket

PHUKET: Vietnam’s Minister of National Defense,Gen Phung Quang Thanh, arrived in Phuket on Monday (March 11) for a relaxed visit to the Royal Thai Navy Third Fleet.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:40PM

The mother rescuing Nepal's children from behind bars

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Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:20PM

KATHMANDU: Inside a crumbling brick-walled compound in the heart of Kathmandu, children chatter and play hopscotch in the dust while their mothers peel vegetables and wash clothes in the pale winter sunshine.

Free rabies shots, neutering for Phuket’s pets

PHUKET: Phuket City Municipality is providing free rabies vaccinations for people’s pets until April 12, along with operations to neuter the animals, if required.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:16PM

Sumatran tiger kills Indonesian farmer: villagers

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:15PM

SIDEMPUAN: A Sumatran tiger has killed a cocoa farmer in Indonesia, villagers claimed Wednesday, in the latest apparent attack by the rare wild cat as its habitat is rapidly cleared for plantations.

Last remaining member of Hitler assassination plot dies

BERLIN: Ewald Heinrich von Kleist, a former German army lieutenant who took part in a plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler, has died at the age of 90, a think tank he co-founded said Wednesday.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:14PM

All eyes on Vatican chimney as world awaits new pope

VATICAN CITY: Cardinals on Wednesday spent a second day behind Vatican walls to elect a pope, with all eyes on a chimney that will signal when there is a new leader for the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:13PM

Japan firm prints needle-eye sized book

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:12PM

TOKYO: A book with pages the size of the eye of a needle has been printed in Japan, the publishing company said Wednesday, with each tiny page showing a microscopic flower.

Europe transport disrupted as snow turns to ice

PARIS: Icy roads were disrupting transport as northwestern Europe remained in the grip of unseasonable weather on Wednesday but many services were resuming after a severe late-winter snowstorm.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:12PM

Gunmen dressed as cricketers kill five police in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Militants disguised as cricketers killed five paramilitary police in an ambush in the main city of Indian Kashmir Wednesday, officials said, in the deadliest attack for nearly five years.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 06:11PM

Babes, bikinis and beauty tips in Phuket

PHUKET: Prior to the ‘Some Like It Hot’ show at Xana Beach Club with Attica on Friday (March 15), The Phuket News speaks to Katarina Bonér from Katalina.

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 05:25PM

Health Ministry considers plan to force tourists to buy insurance

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 01:06PM

BANGKOK: The Public Health Ministry is considering a measure to force foreign tourists to buy travel and health insurance before travelling to Thailand.

Thai Government to investigate Rohingya deaths

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 01:02PM

BANGKOK: A leading human rights group on Wednesday accused Thai navy personnel of shooting at least two Rohingya asylum seekers and called on the government to investigate the incident.

PTT, Bangchak cut 95 gasoline price

Phuket News / Thailand

Wednesday 13 March 2013, 08:51AM

PHUKET: PTT Plc and Bangchak Petroleum announced yesterday (March12) that they are cutting the pump price of for petrol 95 by 1 baht a litre, effective after midnight yesterday.

Miss Thailand World contestants in Phuket

PHUKET: Twenty contestants in the Miss Thailand World 2013 beauty contest were today (March 12) in Phuket, where they visited the factory of the company chosen to make the winner’s B1 million crown – Phuket Pearl Group Co.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 07:14PM

The Big List: Famous Killer Robots

WEIRD WORLD: The robot armies of the future face big expectations. Robots are already used for everything from building cars to exploring Mars, but science fiction writers have long noted their potential as merciliess mechanical soldiers. Here are a few of the better-known killer robots:

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 07:06PM

Burning man mystery stumps sheriff

WEIRD WORLD: Police in the United States called to a fire at a rural house think a man who died in the flames may have spontaneously combusted.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 07:03PM

Dead bodies stolen for ‘ghost brides’ in China

WEIRD WORLD:Four people have been jailed in China for digging up corpses to sell as brides for traditional “ghost marriages” – where dead single men are buried with a wife for the afterlife – according to Chinese news reports.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 07:02PM

‘Stop Killer Robots’

WEIRD WORLD: A new global campaign warns of the dangers of “autonomous weapons” – aka killer robot drones – which could soon present an international threat.

Tuesday 12 March 2013, 07:00PM

Falling Phuket branch flattens five vehicles