Topic: King Bhumibol

Srettha Thavisin gained enough votes in Thailand's legislature Tuesday to become prime minster after months of deadlock and 15 years after a military coup ousted his political predecessor from power.

Queen Elizabeth II, who is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee -- marking her 70-year reign -- this year, became on Monday, the second-longest reigning monarch in world history.

On Dec. 5, 2014, NASA successfully launched its Orion spacecraft, its hope for the future of manned space travel and an eventual trip to Mars.

The Saturday coronation of Maha Vajiralongkorn is the first time anyone has sat on the throne since his father, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, died in 2016

Days before his official coronation, Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn married the deputy head of his personal security in a surprise wedding.

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Thursday dissolved the Thai Raksa Chart Party for its unorthodox nomination of Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya as prime minister.

For the first time in the 86-year history of Thailand's constitutional monarchy, a member of the nation's royal family has run for prime minister.

Thousands of mourners gathered Wednesday to honor the country's former King Bhumibol Adulyadej, as part of a five-day run-up to his cremation ceremony.

Eight members of a family in southern Thailand were massacred in their home Monday evening, according to local police.

Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn was formally proclaimed king of Thailand on Thursday, the country's first new monarch in seven decades.