M6.1 quake hits Laos-Thailand border area
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit a border area between Laos and Thailand early on Thursday. Damage to buildings has been reported.
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Hong Kong govt. condemns US senate bill

UK truck victim families take on loans to repatriate remains to Vietnam
Some families of the 39 Vietnamese people found dead in a truck in Britain last month will borrow money from the government to repatriate their relatives' remains, they told AFP Tuesday. 
French tourist killed taking selfie at Thai waterfall
A French tourist has died after falling from a waterfall while trying to take a selfie in Thailand, police said Friday.