ATHENS - Greece's parliament passed a law on Friday banning children under 15 from social media, joining a growing number of countries imposing curbs on young people's use of the apps.

PARIS - France is bracing for a weekend of new protests after some of the worst urban violence in years erupted on the sidelines of demonstrations a week ago, as President Emmanuel Macron sought to reclaim the initiative and restore order.

Indonesian authorities have seized 1.1 tonnes of ketamine from a foreign vessel in Sumatran waters, the country’s second major drug bust in two months, a police official said on Friday.

Versatile actor Tom ⁠Skerritt, who starred in Hollywood megahits, ​including the sci-fi classic Alien, the war comedy M*A*S*H and the action drama Top Gun, has died at the age of 93.

KANCHANABURI - A 15-year-old girl has claimed she was waiting for a collector after being apprehended with a package of 4,000 methamphetamine pills in her sweatshirt on Thursday.

SEOUL - South Korea proposed military talks with North Korea on Friday to “mutually confirm the precise location” of their border and discuss restoring communication channels, after an explosion in the DMZ further strained relations.

A 36-year-old Chinese businesswoman wanted in her home country in a case involving customs violations that caused 500 million baht in damages, has been arrested at her condominium in the Sukhumvit area of Bangkok.

MAROS-PANGKEP, Indonesia - The ⁠world’s oldest cave ⁠paintings on the Indonesian ​island of Sulawesi are under threat as heat and smoke from the country’s worst ​wildfires in more than a decade ‌risk accelerating the deterior...

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SURAT THANI - Authorities on Koh Phangan have revoked the visa of an Israeli woman after complaints that she engaged in improper and aggressive behaviour on several occasions while working on the island.