20-Year-Old Twitter User Denied Bail for Royal Insult
BANGKOK — A 20-year-old jailed on allegations of insulting the monarchy was again denied a bail release on Monday, his attorneys said.
Sanders’ 2016 Movement Now Has Political Machine to Push It
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — By the fall of 2018, when Democrats were promoting a slate of centrist candidates to topple Republicans in Congress, Bernie Sanders was seeing a very different picture.
Passage to India: Trump Ready for Warm Embrace, Adulation
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the Trumpiest of offers.
Japan Woman Cleared of Cruise Quarantine Tests Positive for Virus
TOKYO (Kyodo) — A Japanese woman who left the coronavirus-hit Diamond Princess cruise ship earlier this week was confirmed to be infected after returning to her home in eastern Japan despite an initial negative test result, a local government said Saturday.
Russia to Denounce Attempts to ‘Rewrite History’ of WW2
MOSCOW (TASS) — Russia will not allow the history of World War Two to be distorted and will expose any such attempts, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday speaking at a gala concert marking Defender of the Fatherland Day at Moscow’s State Kremlin Palace.
Russia Tries to Help Sanders Win Election: Report
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Friday he was briefed by U.S. officials “about a month ago” that Russia has been trying to help his campaign as part of Moscow’s efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election.
Twitter User Arrested, Jailed for ‘Insulting Monarchy’
BANGKOK — Police earlier this week arrested and charged a Twitter user for posting negative content about the monarchy, a rights lawyer group said Friday.
Man Confesses to Killing 3 in Lopburi Gold Heist
BANGKOK — A school director accused of murdering three people in a gold store robbery in January pled guilty in court on Friday.
Khaosod, Matichon Acquitted of Defaming Suthep in Graft Case
BANGKOK — The Appeal Court on Thursday dismissed a libel case against Khaosod and Matichon newspapers filed by former deputy PM Suthep Thaugsuban.
German Gunman Calling for Genocide Kills 9 People
HANAU, Germany (AP) — A German who shot and killed nine people of foreign background in a rampage that began at a hookah bar frequented by immigrants had posted an online rant calling for the “complete extermination” of many “races or cultures in our midst,” authorities said Thursday.
