Officers questioned four Chinese men who were found removing 32 files from containers behind the collapsed building, a police official said.

Search and rescue volunteers from Los Angeles County arrived in Bangkok to help with recovery efforts after the region was struck by a deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake.

A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake has caused buildings to collapse in Thailand and Burma, leaving more than 1,000 dead across both countries.

More than 2,700 people have died so far, with the number still expected to rise as disaster teams continue to work around the clock.

For most of the day, somberness clouds a makeshift shelter for grief-stricken relatives of dozens of workers still missing at the site of a building collapse in Bangkok.

Moments of levity pierce the sombre atmosphere as a team of golden retrievers, taking a break from their rescue efforts, bring smiles to the faces of the waiting relatives. The playful dogs offer a brief respite from the overwhelming grief.

The contractors of an under-construction tower that crashed in Bangkok during last week’s earthquake apparently used substandard steel bars made by a factory that had been shuttered by authorities.

The governor of Bangkok says authorities are investigating why a high-rise building under construction collapsed during an earthquake that otherwise caused limited damage in the Thai capital.

A hero father leapt across a crumbling apartment block in Thailand to save his family after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck in neighbouring Myanmar. Kwon Young-jun, from Seoul, South Korea, was 'exercising on the 52nd floor' of a 672ft apartment block when the aftershock from Mandalay was felt in the Thai capital, Bangkok, on 28 March.