Residents of Bangkok slum angry as ghetto to make way for real estate project

Three other officers who were at the scene have been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder in the case of George Floyd's death. Derek Chauvin has also seen the murder charge against him upgraded.

The suspect in the disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann may have been involved in a similar crime in Germany. A 5 year-old went missing near her home in 2015.

The former White House adviser and three other people have been charged with deceiving donors as part of a project called "We Build The Wall." It hoped to raise funds to help construct a wall along the US-Mexico border.

Thousands of high school students upset about Thailand's lacklustre education system rally alongside protestors dressed as dancing dinosaurs in Bangkok.

The COVID-19 pandemic has dealt a severe blow to bars and pubs in the Thai capital's once-bustling Khaosan Road. Devoid of foreign tourists, they're facing grim prospects.

At the Chumchon Muban Phatthana school in Klong Toei, one of Bangkok's poorest neighbourhoods, army personnel wearing PPE suits disinfect schools ahead of their reopening on February 1. Schools have been closed since December after a new outbreak of the virus, with classes conducted online. Schools will remain closed in Samut Sakhon province, where mass testing is underway.

In India, thousands of farmers have been camping out on New Delhi's borders for almost three months in what's been called the world's largest protest. The government says its new farming laws are essential to modernise the country's agriculture sector. But farmers, both young and old, say they won't bring their protests to an end until the legislation is repealed. They believe the new laws will end up hurting small farmers, who form 80 percent of the sector. Our correspondents Diya Gupta and Thomas Denis report from New Delhi.

Police shoot rubber bullets and use water cannon and tear gas against pro-democracy protesters in Bangkok, at a rally outside a military barracks where the Thai Prime Minister's residence is located. The movement, which is demanding the resignation of the Prime Minister, had lost steam in recent months, but outrage was revived after the recent detention of four prominent protest leaders on royal defamation charges.

Benue state governor and other residents in the state have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to declare state of emergency on security across the country.

Miss Thailand 2020 serves meals prepared by Michelin Star chefs in a Bangkok slum hit by Covid. Khlong Toei -- Bangkok's largest slum -- has emerged in this third wave as a hotspot, due to the fact that most of its residents do not have the means to socially distance or work from home.

Emergency services fight flames after an explosion sparked a fire at a plastics factory on the outskirts of Bangkok, killing at least one firefighter and wounding 29 people, according to officials.

Thai police deploy rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannon in Bangkok as protesters defy Covid-19 restrictions to call for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha's resignation and mark the one-year anniversary of a pro-democracy movement.