RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s 84-year-old ruler, King Salman bin Abdulaziz, has been admitted to hospital in the capital Riyadh, suffering from inflammation of the gall bladder, state news agency SPA said on Monday. The king, who has ruled the world’s larg... More »
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Tennis great Billie Jean King says the financial fallout from the coronavirus shutdown has exposed the unfairness of the sport and that it is important for the top players to lead the cause for change. The tennis season was suspended in Marc... More »
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has ordered police to stop completely blocking roads in Bangkok for royal motorcades, a government spokeswoman said. The order followed rare criticism of royal motorcades and other inconveniences that Tha... More »
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The much-anticipated new version of animated movie classic “The Lion King” landed with a whimper rather than a roar on Thursday with critics hailing it as visually impressive but tame in terms of character and storytelling. “The Lion Ki... More »
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian court has ordered the country’s former king to pay 5,000 euros ($5,600) a day until he takes a DNA paternity test to resolve a long-running case brought by a woman who says she is his daughter. A judicial source said the 84-year-... More »
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand began the third and final day of coronation ceremonies for King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who will meet foreign diplomats and greet his subjects from atop a balcony, a day after a grand procession through Bangkok. The coronation started... More »
MADRID (Reuters) – If you want a 4-metre (13-foot) sculpture of Spain’s King Felipe and have a spare 200,000 euros ($228,000) you are in luck. There’s just one catch: you have to agree to burn it down. Made of wood and wax, the statue called “Ninot”, the name ... More »
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan’s Prime Minister Hani Mulki submitted his resignation to King Abdullah on Monday, an official source said, to soothe widespread anger over economic policies that have sparked the largest protests in several years and dozens of arrests.... More »
Thailand officially ended a year of mourning for its late King Bhumibol Adulyadej on Monday, marking a return to colors for some after a monotone year during which many wore black from head-to-toe out of respect for their revered monarch. More »
The ashes and bones of Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej were returned to the palace on Friday as part of an elaborate, five-day cremation ceremony that drew hundreds of thousands of black-clad mourners to Bangkok's historic old quarter. More »
FILE PHOTO – A woman walks past a portrait of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun at a department store in central Bangkok, Thailand January 13, 2017. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo From requiring constitutional changes to pushi... More »
A man carries an infant as he walks past a collage of pictures of Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej during an exhibition held in his honour at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) in Bangkok, Thailand, November 4, 2016. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha Thail... More »
A mourner holds a portrait of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej as another waits to pay respects to him outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, in Bangkok, Thailand, October 17, 2016. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom A general election will take place in Thailand next ye... More »
A mourner is attended to after passing out while waiting for the motorcade carrying the body of King Bhumibol Adulyadej outside the Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Edgar Su King Bhumibol Adulyadej was so revered that many Thai peopl... More »
