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Police find 'secret passages' in sick Filipino sex cult compound
Cops reportedly discovered hidden rooms in a cathedral at the vast 30-hectare compound owned by controversial preacher Apollo Quiboloy, 74, in Davao City, the Philippines, on August 29.
Passengers rescued from Boeing 737 that skidded off runway in Equatorial Guinea
The Ceiba Intercontinental flight had flown from the Aeropuerto Internacional de Bata to the Malabo International Airport when it overshot the runway on August 29.
Police crack down on beauty clinics using unregistered cosmetics in place of medicines
The Central Investigation Bureau raided four unlicensed clinics and detained five quack doctors in Phuket and Rayong provinces.
New Zealand tourist dies in plunge from hotel in Pattaya, Thailand
Edward Robert Akuhata, 36, was said to have left his room in a panic before throwing himself off the balcony in Pattaya early morning on August 29.
Chinese couple crash rentedmotorcycle into cafe in Thailand
The tourists, whose names were not disclosed by police, were turning at a roundabout when they lost control and barreled toward the shop in Pattaya, Thailand, on August 26.
Thai rescue teams continue search for trapped workers as body is found in collapsed train tunnel
Ekkarat Sriarayanpong, head of the State Railway of Thailand governor's office, said the corpse of one of three men buried alive in the railway project was found at 11am today, August 29.
Taxi driver slashes passenger's face 'over fare dispute'
Prakart Boonlang, 50, had picked up Wanphen Kamsanga, 43, her sister Supawadee, 29, and their friend Itsaraporn Thonguthaisirisakul, 36, from a party in Bangkok, Thailand, in the early hours of August 10.
Lifeguards save dolphin stranded on beach in Phuket, Thailand
The Phuket Lifeguard Service were alerted to the beached marine animal by a New Zealand tourist strolling along Nai Thon Beach on August 28.
Police raid house supplying rogue moonshine that killed six and injured 37 in Thailand
Cops descended on the home and arrested brothers Surasak Insam, 46, and Surachai Insam, 44, in Saphan Sung district, Bangkok, on August 25.
Thai prisoners taught boxing to instill life skills for their release
Footage shows prisoners being trained in Muay Thai and international boxing at the Khon Kaen Provincial Prison on August 28.
Rescue teams search for French boy, 14, who went missing while hiking with family in Bali
Thomas Stein, 14, was trekking with his father and brother when he tumbled down the side of the steep trail on Mount Batukaru in the Tabanan Regency of Bali on August 25.
Wild elephant cools off in pond
Footage shows the playful jumbo, Plai Hong Thong, frolicking in the water near homes in Trat province, eastern Thailand, on August 23.
Thai restaurant adds cow genitals to its League of Gentlemen style 'special stuff' menu
The See Koy Fao restaurant uses different cow parts, including ears and knuckles, for their dishes - including crowd favourite - vagina soup in Khon Kaen province, Thailand.
Superstitious villagers hold ghost-catching ceremony 'to put wandering souls to rest'
Footage shows paramedics from rescue teams appearing to chase around invisible spectres on the streets of Trang province, Thailand, on August 25.
Jilted relative 'set his brother's wife on fire for rejecting his advances'
Mew Sukkasem, 27, was reportedly furious when Nan Thongsi, 23, broke off their fling because she was serious about her marriage with Mai, 25, his sibling.
Qatari motorist, 74, dies in truck crash at U-turn slot
The motoris Gbrd Holgbr Mrrnl, 74, abruptly switched lanes and was hit by an oncoming pickup truck along a road in Chonburi province on August 22.
Search continues for workers buried alive in collapsed train tunnel in Thailand
Authorities have begun installing a 10x10ft metal tube through the underground railway project hoping to reach the trapped survivors in Nakhon Ratchasima province on August 28.
Rogue moonshine kills at least six and injures 37 in Bangkok
The customers reportedly bought the illegal liquor contaminated with methanol and isopropanol from street stalls in Bangkok before suffering dizziness, breathing difficulties, and vomiting - telltale symptoms of alcohol poisoning.
Moroccan and Algerian delegates brawl at TICAD meeting in Japan
Footage shows the Moroccan representative, seen wearing a brown suit, leaping onto the conference table to remove a name card in front of Ambassador Lamine Baali of the Sahrawi Republic to the African Union, who gatecrashed the meeting on August 23.
Rescue teams use sniffer dogs in search for survivors trapped in train tunnel collapse in Thailand
Officials deployed the K-9 unit to the underground railway project under construction in Nakhon Ratchasima province on August 26.
