Snow and ice storm set to sweep US
NEW YORK - A massive winter storm was set to drop a hazardous mix of freezing rain and heavy snow on some 160 million Americans starting Friday, threatening "catastrophic" icy conditions.

Thailand watches out for Nipah cases
Thailand has not recorded any Nipah virus infection case but is seriously watching out for any possible infection in the wake of an outbreak in India, according to a warning from the Department of Disease Control late Friday night.

Danish PM visits Greenland after Trump backs down
NUUK - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen arrived Friday in Nuuk for talks with her Greenlandic counterpart after a turbulent week that saw US President Donald Trump back down from threats to seize the Arctic island and agree to negotiations.

King orders best prosthetics for wounded soldiers
His Majesty the King has instructed military doctors to find the best artificial limbs available anywhere in the world for Thai soldiers wounded in the Thai-Cambodian border fighting, to help them return to lives as close to normal as possible.

Security deteriorating at Syrian camps housing jihadists
RAQA, Syria - Poor security at a camp in Syria housing thousands of suspected relatives of Islamic State jihadists has prevented United Nations staff from entering, days after Kurdish forces withdrew and the Syrian army deployed at the site.

Briton, five Thai women arrested for investment scam
A British man and five Thai women have been arrested for allegedly luring more than 400 Thai and foreign victims — many of them retirees in Pattaya — into an investment scam with promises of exorbitant stock trading returns.

Anger in UK after Trump insults NATO troops
LONDON - US President Donald Trump’s comments that NATO troops stayed off the front line in Afghanistan were “deeply disappointing”, ‌a British minister said on Friday, ​noting that many European soldiers had died supporting American-led operations.

‘Mystery Mansion of Scams’ promotes digital literacy
A “Mystery Mansion of Scams” has opened in Bangkok, offering an immersive, interactive experience designed to enhance public awareness, digital literacy and long-term resilience against online fraud.

Finnish girl rescued from abusers in Sa Kaeo
SA KAEO - An 11-year-old Finnish girl has been rescued from a house in this northeastern province, after she sent an email to police in her home country saying she had been confined and tortured by two Finnish adults.

Couple arrested on Pattaya beach for public sex act
PATTAYA - Police arrested a foreign man and a Thai woman after they were found engaging in oral sex on Pattaya Beach in the early hours of Friday, just metres from a local police station.