Lilly, Thailand’s Greta Thunberg, Is Fighting Single-use Plastic
BANGKOK — Through the power of petitioning, one 11-year-old girl is doing more to save Thailand’s environment than perhaps most of the country combined.
Since...
Britain Plans ‘Unprecedented’ D-Day Event for the Queen
LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II is set to join British Prime Minister Theresa May, other world leaders and World War II veteran on the southern coast of England on Wednesday to honor the Allied soldiers who risked and gave their lives in large numbers 75 years ago for the D-Day invasion that helped liberate Europe from Nazi Germany.
US Court Weighs If Climate Change Violates Children’s Rights
PORTLAND, Ore. — In a courtroom packed with environmental activists, federal judges wrestled Tuesday with whether climate change violates the constitutional rights of young...
Man’s Assault on Ex-Gf in Broad Daylight Shocks Onlookers
BANGKOK — CCTV footage showing a man assaulting his ex-girlfriend in public has gone viral, enraging netizens.
Beijing Tightens Security on Tiananmen 30th Anniversary
BEIJING — China stepped up security around Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Tuesday, as its embassy in Washington criticized the top U.S. diplomat for his statement on its bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protests at the square 30 years ago.
No Need for Prayuth to Attend PM Vote: Deputy PM
BANGKOK — A top official in charge of the junta’s legal affairs insisted Tuesday that there’s no need for junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha...
2020 Democrats Grapple With California’s Electoral Buzz Saw
SAN FRANCISCO — Democratic presidential candidates are confronting the Democratic National Committee's tough standards to get on the debate stage, trying to distinguish themselves from their many...
Chasing Demons: 75 Years On, D-Day Haunts, Drives Its Vets
OMAHA BEACH, France — They are back, some for the first time since war stole their innocence 75 years ago on Normandy's D-Day beaches.
They...
Fire Strikes Bangkok’s Popular Chatuchak Weekend Market
BANGKOK — Thai authorities on Monday were investigating an after-hours fire that roared through Bangkok's Chatuchak weekend market, destroying scores of small shops crammed...
Kawaii Jao! AKB48 Unveils Chiang Mai Sister Group
CHIANG MAI — A northern idol group associated with Japanese pop assemble AKB48 is in the making.




















































