NEW DELHI -- A police officer of inspector rank died and about 13 persons were injured when a joyride collapsed at an annual fair in India's northern state of Haryana on Saturday, according to the local police.
The incident occurred at the annual Surajkund Fair in the state's Faridabad district. The police officer reportedly died while trying to save those on board the joyride, even as it began collapsing. (India-Joyride-Collapse)
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BANGKOK -- Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister and Bhumjaithai Party leader Anutin Charnvirakul said in a press conference that the Bhumjaithai Party has won Thailand's House of Representatives election on Sunday. (Thailand-Election)
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BANGKOK -- A shooting incident with an explosion occurred in Bannang Sata District, southern Thailand's Yala province on Sunday, injuring one election security guard, according to Thai media reports.
Thai Public Broadcasting Service reported that the incident occurred at 4:35 p.m. local time, when a military patrol team responsible for election security was ambushed, resulting in one soldier being injured. Security personnel have cordoned off the scene to conduct an investigation. (Thailand-Election-Shooting)
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TOKYO -- Japan's main opposition party, the Centrist Reform Alliance, is projected to lose a significant number of seats in the House of Representatives in Sunday's general election, according to NHK exit polls.
Based on exit polls and other analyses, the alliance, formed in January by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Komeito party, is poised to win between 37 and 91 seats, down sharply from 172 before the election, public broadcaster NHK said. (Japan-Lower House-Election) Enditem
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