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Charlotte shooting: family releases video of Keith L Scott's last moments

 

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The family of Keith Lamont Scott, a 43-year-old black man who was shot dead by a black policeman in Charlotte, North Carolina, have released a video of the last moments of his life. In it, his wife can be heard urging officers not to open fire.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944585-charlotte-shooting-family-releases-video-of-keith-l-scotts-last-moments/

 

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Road rage on Istanbul bus leaves 11 in hospital

Robert Hackwill

 

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The latest example of road rage comes from Turkey, where an argument between a passenger and the driver on an Istanbul bus got out of hand, leaving 11 people injured.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944588-road-rage-on-istanbul-bus-leaves-11-in-hospital/

 

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European Parliament head Martin Schulz warns UK 'no a la carte' Brexit menu

 

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The president of the European Parliament has warned the UK it can’t pick and choose which parts of the Single Market it wants to keep when it comes to future Brexit negotiations.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944590-european-parliament-head-martin-schulz-warns-uk-no-a-la-carte-brexit-menu/

 

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Syria: Unprecedented airstrikes hit Aleppo killing over 90

 

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The Syrian Army’s offensive in rebel-held eastern-Aleppo is said to have been the heaviest in months. Over 90 people were killed and at least 200 were injured. The death toll is still rising. 15 neighbourhoods were hit and Russian jets were involved according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944592-syria-unprecedented-airstrikes-hit-aleppo-killing-over-90/

 

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Australia crowned as the world's best steak producer

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Australia has officially been crowned the world’s best steak producer for the second year running at the World Steak Challenge. 

 

Watch the video herehttp://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944597-australia-crowned-as-the-worlds-best-steak-producer/

 

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Busy night for raiding parties at three Kanchanaburi venues

 

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KANCHANABURI:- Police and soldiers in Kanchanaburi raided two illegal traditional massage parlours and one illegal karaoke bar on Thursday.
 
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Sukhumvit passport gang latest:  two more foreigners arrested in area apartments overnight as FBI contacted

 

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BANGKOK:-- Bangkok police have announced the arrest of two more foreigners and extensive searches of two rented properties in the Sukhumvit area as investigations into the passport forgery gang and body in the freezer intensify.
 
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Nonprofit: Chelsea Manning faces 2 weeks in solitary

 

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A transgender soldier imprisoned in Kansas for leaking classified information to the WikiLeaks website faces up to two weeks in solitary confinement in part for attempting suicide, according to a nonprofit group that has been supporting her.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944623-nonprofit-chelsea-manning-faces-2-weeks-in-solitary/

 

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200kg British National Found Dead in Guesthouse Bathroom

 

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PATTAYA:-- At 10pm, on the evening of September 23, Pattaya police received reports of a dead body in a Soi Buakow guesthouse, Pattaya.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944625-200kg-british-national-found-dead-in-guesthouse-bathroom/

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Authorities: 4 dead in shooting at mall north of Seattle

LISA BAUMANN, Associated Press

 

SEATTLE (AP) — Authorities in Washington state say four people have been killed during a shooting at a mall north of Seattle and that at least one suspect remains at large.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944626-authorities-4-dead-in-shooting-at-mall-north-of-seattle/

 

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MH370 wreckage hunter won't give up until mystery solved

ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press

 

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The fedora, the bomber jacket and the consuming quest invite comparisons to Indiana Jones. Blaine Gibson, though, hasn't matched the film hero's triumph in finding the legendary chest containing the stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944628-mh370-wreckage-hunter-wont-give-up-until-mystery-solved/

 

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Warrant issued for "Mr Big" politician's elder brother as under age sex Karaoke lounges come under the spotlight in Chiang Mai

 

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CHIANG MAI:-- Assets worth 100 million  baht have been seized by Chiang Mai police after the arrest of 6 people looking after Karaoke establishments in the central Chiang Mai area.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944627-warrant-issued-for-mr-big-politicians-elder-brother-as-under-age-sex-karaoke-lounges-come-under-the-spotlight-in-chiang-mai/

 

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North Korean air show highlights new airport as tourism draw

ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press

 

WONSAN, North Korea (AP) — North Korea on Saturday opened an air festival featuring sky diving, demonstrations by its air force and lots of beer to promote a newly renovated and upgraded commercial airport in the coastal city of Wonsan that it hopes will draw more foreign tourists.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944629-north-korean-air-show-highlights-new-airport-as-tourism-draw/

 

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UK: British warplanes bomb IS to support Iraqi push on Mosul

MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS, Associated Press

 

AKROTIRI, Cyprus (AP) — British Tornado and Typhoon aircraft stationed at a U.K. air base in Cyprus are pounding Islamic State targets ahead of a major offensive by Iraqi security forces next month to recapture the key northern city of Mosul from IS militants, a senior Royal Air Force officer says.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944631-uk-british-warplanes-bomb-is-to-support-iraqi-push-on-mosul/

 

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Obama vetoes 9/11 bill; possible override by Congress looms

DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama rejected a bill Friday that would have allowed the families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, arguing it undermined national security and setting up the possibility Congress may override his veto for the first time in his presidency.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944632-obama-vetoes-911-bill-possible-override-by-congress-looms/

 

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Death sentence for man who killed 2 to get wedding money

 

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California man who killed two people and dismembered one of them as part of a plot to steal money to pay for his wedding and honeymoon was sentenced to death Friday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944634-death-sentence-for-man-who-killed-2-to-get-wedding-money/

 

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Cruz to vote for Trump, whom he once called 'utterly amoral'

STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press
WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ted Cruz announced Friday he will vote for Donald Trump, a dramatic about-face that may help unite a deeply divided Republican Party months after the fiery Texas conservative called Trump a "pathological liar" and "utterly amoral."

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944635-cruz-to-vote-for-trump-whom-he-once-called-utterly-amoral/

 

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Police arrest Dutch man in Nana on charge of hiring Thais to extort money from business colleague

 

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BANGKOK:-- Police have arrested a 34 year old man from the Netherlands on a charge that he hired two Thai men to extort two million baht owed to him by a business colleague.
 
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Hunt on for killer of security guard found in fields in Phichit

 

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PHICHIT:-- Police are mounting a hunt for the killer of a Surin security guard found in his uniform in isolated fields in Phichit yesterday.
 
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Proving Thais can sleep anywhere - classic picture as thief arrested stripping wires in Chachoengsao

 

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CHACHOENGSAO:-- It is a classic picture perhaps proving the theory that Thais really can sleep anywhere.
 
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Three injured as Phuket speedboat engulfed in flames

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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PHUKET: Three people have been injured after a speedboat became engulfed in flames at Cape Yamu off Phuket’s east coast this morning (Sept 24).

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944648-three-injured-as-phuket-speedboat-engulfed-in-flames/

 

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Thai Lion Air's flight delayed after pilot aborts take-off

The Nation

 

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A flight of Thai Lion Air from Chiang Mai to Don Mueang was delayed for an hour after the pilot aborted the initial take-off Saturday morning.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944655-thai-lion-airs-flight-delayed-after-pilot-aborts-take-off/

 

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De Lima claims Duterte wants to kick her out of Senate

MANILA:-- Embattled Senator Leila de Lima claimed on Friday that President Rodrigo Duterte was working to kick her out of the Senate, using the executive department and the Congress to achieve his goal, The Manila Times Online reported on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944658-de-lima-claims-duterte-wants-to-kick-her-out-of-senate/

 

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National Bureau of Investigation to probe de Lima’s alleged drug links

MANILA:-- The Philippine Justice Department has ordered an investigation into allegations that Senator Leila de Lima received millions in payoffs from drug lords in the New Bilibid Prison while serving as the justice secretary, The Manila Times Online reported on Saturday.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944659-national-bureau-of-investigation-to-probe-de-lima’s-alleged-drug-links/

 

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People living along rivers on alert as more rains are expected and water runoff from North is approaching

 

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People living along the Chao Phraya river banks are now on high alert and are ready to evacuate as flood runoff from the North are flowing downstream to the Central Plain and heavy rainfalls are also predicted over the next 24 hours in the central, lower northeastern, and eastern parts of the country.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944661-people-living-along-rivers-on-alert-as-more-rains-are-expected-and-water-runoff-from-north-is-approaching/

 

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Russian arrested for allegedly killing mother, daughter in road accident

The Nation

 

PATTAYA:-- A Russian tourist was arrested for allegedly killing a Thai woman and her five-month-old daughter in a road accident in Pattaya early Saturday, police said.

 

Full story: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/944662-russian-arrested-for-allegedly-killing-mother-daughter-in-road-accident/

 

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