Bangkok

At least twelve people died and dozens were injured as a bomb exploded in central Bangkok on Monday.

The bomb exploded close to the famous Erawan Shrine located in the central Chidlom district of Thailand's capital, the BBC reports.

The explosion occurred on the Ratchaprasong intersection, which has been the site of political demonstrations in recent years.

A bomb on a motorcycle exploded on Aug. 17 just outside a Hindu shrine in the Thai capital, killing 27 people, including foreign tourists, media reported, in an attack the government said was a bid to destroy the economy.

A bomb on a motorcycle exploded on Aug. 17 just outside a Hindu shrine in the centre of the Thai capital, killing at least 12 people in an attack the government said was aimed at destroying the economy and the tourism industry.

Thailand on July 24 said it would indict 72 people including a senior army officer over human trafficking after the grim trade in migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh rocked the Southeast Asian region.

Thailand on Friday closed its embassy and consulate in Turkey after a protest against its deportation of Uighur Muslims to China, as the US warned the minority could face "harsh treatment" on their return.

A Turkish Airlines flight from Bangkok made an emergency landing in New Delhi after a written bomb threat was found in a toilet on the Airbus A330 passenger jet carrying 134 passengers, the airline and Indian security sources said.
   

"Exiled To Nowhere: Burma's Rohingya," a photography exhibition by acclaimed U.S. documentary photographer Greg Constantine, will open at Galata Foto?rafhanesi in Istanbul on July 4.  

The exhibition will highlight the persecution and human rights violations against the stateless Rohingya community in Burma.

"Exiled To Nowhere: Burma's Rohingya," a photography exhibition by acclaimed U.S. documentary photographer Greg Constantine, will open at Galata Foto?rafhanesi in Istanbul on July 4.  

The exhibition will highlight the persecution and human rights violations against the stateless Rohingya community in Burma.

South Korea reported three new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome on June 21, bringing the total to 169 in the largest outbreak outside Saudi Arabia, but Thailand said it had no new infections.

Romania's capital city ranks 81st among the 132 most visited cities worldwide and it also climbed one step up to the 28th position among the most visited European cities, according to a survey made public on Wednesday.

"Bucharest ranks 81st in the GDCI 2015 and 28th in Europe, one step up from last year," reveals the MasterCard Global Destinations Cities Index (GDCI).