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Thai police make a major drug bust estimated at more than $31.7 million

Police in Thailand have seized 3.8 million methamphetamine tablets in the country's largest drug bust in years. The haul was estimated as worth more than $31.7 million.

Bangkok braces for more flooding as death toll rises

Bangkok's governor, Sukhumbhand Paribatra has ordered 11 of Bangkok's 50 districts to be evacuated. The evacuations are not mandatory, and many are staying to protect their homes and businesses.

UK: Elderly man reunited with $110,000 he left in Heathrow airport

An elderly man in the UK has had a bag containing $110,000 cash returned to him, after accidentally leaving it in Heathrow Airport.
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An airplane comes in to land at Heathrow airport at sunset on April 2, 2011 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/AFP/Getty Images)
A Thai man in his 80s was reunited with thousands of dollars' worth of savings, after accidentally leaving them in a bag in Heathrow Airport in London.
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Thailand: Floods to last another 4 to 6 weeks, warns PM

Residents in Bangkok must brace themselves for waters around a meter high, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra warned. Some parts of the city are already flooded and huge streams of water are heading for the city from the north.

Bangkok: Floods overwhelm the city (PHOTOS) (VIDEO)

Flood waters continue to threaten Bangkok, as thousands of volunteers and soldiers worked furiously Wednesday to strengthen the city's defenses.
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