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Thailand’s lèse-majesté law, one of the strictest in the world, carries a jail sentence of up to 15 years for each perceived violation, a punishment rights groups say is extreme.

Tou Ger Xiong was found dead last month after going out to meet a woman he reportedly met on social media.

Barber was a standout pole vaulter at the University of Akron, where he captured back-to-back NCAA indoor championships in 2014 and 2015.

Prosecutor César Suárez had been investigating a dramatic attack on the set of a public television channel last week.

Japan is increasingly looking to play a bigger role in space, partnering with Washington to respond to China’s military and technological might,

Brent Sikkema, the co-owner of Sikkema Jenkins & Co., a well-known gallery in Manhattan, was found dead on Monday in his Rio de Janeiro apartment. He was 75.

Turner and Jonas had reached a child custody agreement in October, which was cited in the dismissal.

Actor and former politician Arnold Schwarzenegger was checked by customs officials at Munich Airport and detained for a period of time, a customs officer said.

Japanese media reported that a 55-year-old American citizen was arrested after he bit an mid-flight attendant, an airline spokesperson said.

Iswaran is the first cabinet minister to be charged with corruption in the Southeast Asian city-state, which prides itself on its clean reputation.

The blast came ahead of the Lunar New Year, when demand for fireworks is strong in Thailand and other parts of Asia. Officials said the cause was under investigation.