Songkhla province has been hard hit by days of flooding, with the death toll now at 55.

Around 200 people are still unaccounted for. 

How lethal autonomous weapon systems are defined could determine whether existing weapons will be regulated or prohibited, says Liu Mei Ching from the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies.

Five native Thai cat breeds have been crowned national pet symbols, a move celebrated by breeders but met with both optimism and caution by rescuers confronting a growing stray-cat problem.

The London super embassy has become the biggest obstacle to the UK's hopes of a reset in relations with China, says Matthew Brooker for Bloomberg Opinion.

The small hall was set up so people could look through dozens of pictures of the dead. 

At least 76 people were injured in the blaze, including 11 firefighters.

Ho Wai-ho, 37, was found with burns to his face on the ground floor of a residential complex that was consumed by fire.

Once a fire takes hold, getting thousands of people safely down dozens of storeys becomes a race against time, say academics.

Workers and volunteers from Hong Kong's animal welfare agencies have joined rescue efforts, turning up with oxygenated pet carriers and animal ambulances to search for missing pets in the blazing Wang Fuk Court housing complex.

Hasina is currently residing in India and has defied court orders that she return to Bangladesh.