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Thai king's celebrity dog dies There has also been an animated film made about Tongdaeng's life Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej's favourite dog, Tongdaeng, who became a national celebrity, has died at the age of 17. The king adopted Tongdaeng in 1998 as a puppy and wrote a book praising her loyalty and obedience. Last month, a man was charged with insulting Tongdaeng on social media and could face up to 37 years in jail under Thailand's lese-majeste laws. The strict laws protect the king and his family against defamation. As he has aged, King Bhumibol's public appearances have become more scarce - but until recently, when he did appear, it was often in the company of the reddish-brown dog Tongdaeng, says the BBC's Jonathan Head in Bangkok. The name means "red-gold", or "copper", in Thai. The book he wrote about her became a huge bestseller in Thailand, where it was seen as a plea from the much loved monarch for his people to behave better

Ex-ministers jailed over Argentina crash A court in Buenos Aires has given jail sentences to two former Argentine transport ministers for a train crash which killed 51 people in 2012. Ricardo Jaime and Pablo Schiavi were given six- and eight-year sentences for negligence. The accident, which injured 789 people, happened when a morning rush hour train hit the buffers at the Once rail station in the capital. t was one of the worst train accidents in Argentina in decades. The train driver received a three-year prison sentence. Two of the directors of the company Trenes de Buenos Aires (TBA), which operated the rail line concession at the time, received sentences of between five and nine years. After the accident, the government of Cristina Fernandez nationalised Argentina's rail system and implemented a huge renewal programme. A large group of relatives of the victims and supporters gathered outside the court to hear the sentences. Many applauded the court's decision, although so

South African king jailed for kidnapping King Dalindyebo conducted a reign of terror, judges say A South African king who is a nephew of the late Nelson Mandela has begun a 12-year prison sentence for kidnapping, assault and arson. King Buyelekhaya Dalindyebo reported to prison after his legal attempts to overturn his conviction failed. The case against King Dalindyebo was related to a dispute he had with some of his subjects about two decades ago. He comes from the Thembu clan, to which Mr Mandela, South Africa's first black president, belonged. He is the first monarch to be jailed in South Africa since minority rule ended in 1994. King Dalindyebo, 51, ascended to the throne in 1989, and has about 700,000 subjects. South Africa has 10 officially recognised monarchs representing different ethnic groups and clans. They play a largely ceremonial role, and attend to minor disputes within their communities. Nelson Mandela died two years ago aged 95 King Dalindyebo was accused of ki

Two Spanish police officers have been caught on camera throwing an apparently disabled Moroccan woman from her wheelchair onto the street. They defended their actions, saying she entered the country illegally and alleging she was in “perfect” health. Spain: Police throw Mo Spain: Police throw Mo…… The incident was reported to have taken place in the Spanish border town of Beni Ansar in Melilla on Tuesday. Two police officers in uniform were pushing the woman in the wheelchair down a passage way. However, as soon as they reached a gate, they proceeded to remove the woman and dump her on the pavement. The Moroccan woman can be seeing lying motionless as the officers turn round and close the gate. The Spanish cops defended their actions, alleging that the “disabled” woman was well known to the authorities and border officials. They said she had tried to enter Spain illegally on a number of occasions without the necessary documentation. The woman was also said to have undergone a medic