Thailand’s Referendum Strengthens the Junta August 7, Thai voters opted to support military dictatorship. To be precise, they gave their approval to a new constitution that was drafted by a junta-appointed committee, which had seized power in a coup in May 2014. The charter proffers an all-appointed Senate with six …
SWIFT, the global financial messaging system, on Tuesday disclosed new hacking attacks on its member banks as it pressured them to comply with security procedures instituted after February’s high-profile $81 million heist at Bangladesh Bank. In a private letter to clients, SWIFT said that new cyber-theft attempts – some of …
US stalling on approval of transatlantic flights angers Europe and puts sky-sharing agreement under strain. A Norwegian airline has managed to start a fight between Europe and the United States, annoy Hillary Clinton, threaten transatlantic trade talks and anger some of the biggest names in aviation — all over plans to …
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull came under pressure over same-sex marriage and from within his own party on Wednesday as parliament returned for the first time since a poor showing by his coalition government in elections last month. Turnbull’s Liberal-National coalition was reduced to a razor-thin one-vote majority in the …
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has executed a vice premier and banished two other top officials to rural areas for re-education, South Korean officials said Wednesday. If confirmed, they would be the latest in a series of killings, purges and dismissals carried out since North Korean leader Kim …
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Everyone knew President Obama would say something about gay rights when he visited Kenya last summer. Many American activists were pressing him to publicly condemn Kenya’s colonial-era law making homosexuality a crime. But Kenyan gays and lesbians were wary. In the weeks leading up to Obama’s visit, Kenyan politicians took …
NEW YORK (AP) — People who hope to drive New York City’s famous yellow cabs must pass tests on such details as driving rules and where they can pick up passengers. But one test they no longer have to take? Whether they have a grasp of English. A new law …
India’s Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma is criticised after saying that the government is advising foreign tourists not to wear skirts. India’s culture minister has been criticised after saying that the government was advising foreign tourists not to wear skirts in India. Mahesh Sharma said “a list of dos and don’ts” …
A prominent anti-Muslim group of Buddhist nationalists in Myanmar is criticizing former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on social media, and accidentally taking actor Morgan Freeman down with him. YANGON, Myanmar — A prominent anti-Muslim group of Buddhist nationalists in Myanmar is criticizing former U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on social …
On Sept. 1, 1939, after Germany invaded Poland, Great Britain and France served an ultimatum on Adolf Hitler but it was ignored. Today is Thursday, Sept. 1, the 245th day of 2016 with 121 to follow. The moon is new. Morning stars are Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Venus, …
