81 monkeys, meth found in car linked to wildlife smuggling network
A patrol stopped the vehicle and troops found 81 macaques stuffed into blue net bags.
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Thailand says its Trump-brokered ceasefire with Cambodia is on hold
The conflict between Thailand and Cambodia is one of about eight Mr. Trump regularly claims to have ended.
China sentences 5 people to death over links to Myanmar fraud gangs
Chinese and Thai authorities have tried to crack down on violent criminal gangs running vast fraud operations in Myanmar's borderlands.
Huge sinkhole swallows part of a road in Thailand's capital
A huge sinkhole, likely caused by underground construction in Bangkok, Thailand, swallowed part of a road and took at least one vehicle - and almost a police station - with it.
Details emerge after 5 lions kill zookeeper at safari park
A pack of lions mauled a longtime zookeeper to death when he stepped out of his vehicle, officials said.
Zookeeper mauled to death by lions at safari park in Thailand
The zookeeper was apparently mauled by six or seven of the big cats when he stepped out of his car, officials said.
Thai, Cambodian leaders agree on ceasefire to end deadly border clashes
Thai and Cambodian leaders are meeting in Malaysia in an urgent effort to resolve deadly border clashes that entered a fifth day despite mounting international calls for peace.
Thailand, Cambodia agree to ceasefire
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to an immediate ceasefire after days of deadly clashes at the border, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Monday following a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai.
Thailand and Cambodia to hold talks to end deadly border dispute
The talks, announced by a spokesperson for the Thai prime minister's office on Sunday, come after pressure from U.S. President Trump to reach a ceasefire.
Deadly border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia continue
President Trump said Saturday he spoke with the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand and they agreed to "immediately meet and quickly work out a Ceasefire."
Thai jets strike inside Cambodia as deadly border clash escalates
A deadly military clash along Thailand and Cambodia's shared border is escalating, with airstrikes carried out by the Thai army.
Thailand-Cambodia clash turns deadly
Thailand's health minister has confirmed at least a dozen deaths as clashes intensify at the border with Cambodia. CBS News' Anna Coren has the latest.
Woman arrested for allegedly seducing and blackmailing monks
At least nine abbots and senior monks involved in the scandal have been disrobed and cast out of the monkhood, police said.
Moo Deng the hippo celebrates 1st birthday
Thousands of excited fans have flocked to a Thailand Zoo to celebrate Moo Deng's first birthday. The baby pygmy hippo and her mother marked the occasion by devouring a massive tropical fruit platter while the zoo threw a four-day party.
Plane passenger caught with 16 live snakes, including a rhino rat snake
Customs officers said they stopped a plane passenger with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month.
Pope Francis arrives in Thailand
Pope Francis is beginning a week-long trip to Asia with a visit to Thailand. It's his first trip to the country, and it coincides with the 350th anniversary of the first papal mission there. CBS News' Anna Matranga reports from Bangkok.
Major cities could be underwater by 2050: report
In our Eye on Earth series, we explore a new report that shows many major coastal cities around the world could be underwater by 2050. Scientists from Climate Central say that means 300 million people would be waterlogged in 30 years. Climate Central chief meteorologist Bernadette Woods Placky joins "CBS This Morning" to discuss the findings.
First boys rescued from Thai cave
A dangerous diving operation is under way right now in Chiang Rai province, Thailand, to rescue 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded maze of caves where they've been trapped for two weeks. The head of the rescue operation says today is "D-Day." Ben Tracy has the latest on the team of 18 expert divers now guiding the boys and their coach to safety.
Monk arrested for allegedly embezzling $9 million from temple
A Buddhist monk allegedly embezzled more than $9 million from the prominent temple he ran which was funded by donations from devotees.
Prominent U.S. academic faces charges for allegedly insulting Thai king
Thailand authorities have summoned American academic Paul Chambers to face charges of "insulting or showing malice towards the king."
BBC News sneaks in to reveal devastation as Myanmar quake toll tops 3,000
Myanmar's military rulers have kept journalists out since the devastating earthquake, so CBS News' partners at the BBC went undercover to reveal the scale of the disaster.
Myanmar earthquake death toll grows
The death toll keeps growing in Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake slammed Southeast Asia. Nick Marsh with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more.
Myanmar official says earthquake death toll likely to exceed 3,000
Remarkable rescue stories from Myanmar's earthquake ruins are keeping hope alive, but aid agencies say time is running out fast, and the need for help is vast.
Myanmar quake death toll tops 2,000 as destruction hampers relief efforts
The earthquake death toll in Myanmar is rising fast as rescue and recovery efforts are hampered by badly damaged infrastructure.
Myanmar earthquake search efforts
Search and rescue missions continue in Myanmar after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake shook Southeast Asia. Arunoday Mukharji with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more.
Judge orders grand jury material be given to Comey, citing DOJ "missteps"
A federal magistrate judge wrote that there is a "disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps" in the case involving former FBI Director James Comey.
Supreme Court turns away dispute over pregame prayer at school football games
The Supreme Court will not reconsider a 25-year-old decision that found student-led and initiated prayer at football games unconstitutional.
Homeowner charged in shooting death of house cleaner who went to wrong address
An Indiana prosecutor has charged a homeowner who shot and killed a house cleaner earlier this month, when she showed up at his property by mistake.
FEMA acting chief resigns amid criticism over Texas flood response
David Richardson's resignation comes amid mounting criticism over FEMA's response to the devastating Central Texas floods in July, which claimed more than 130 lives.
Palestinian detainees dying at "alarming rate" in Israel, group says
A human rights group says the "rate at which people are killed in Israeli custody" shows a loss of "all moral and professional restraint."
Pilot who tried to cut flight's engines gets time served, supervised release
Joseph Emerson tried to shut down a commercial plane's engines midflight in 2023 while traveling off duty in the cockpit's jump seat.
Japan says jets scrambled as China flew drone near island close to Taiwan
Tension between Japan and China has escalated over the new Japanese leader's suggestion Tokyo could intervene militarily if Beijing attacks Taiwan.
Ex-prosecutor who quit DOJ in protest set to lead Seattle City Attorney office
Erika Evans will begin her term as elected city attorney of Seattle on Jan. 1.
Nearly a quarter of households live paycheck to paycheck, report finds
The percentage of Americans just scraping by financially is rising as wage growth slows and inflation flares, Bank of America finds.