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Lilly with her friends hold up signs March 15 at the Prime Minister's Office.

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.
Kelsey Juliana, of Eugene, Ore., a lead plaintiff who is part of a lawsuit by a group of young people who say U.S. energy policies are causing climate change and hurting their future, greets supporters outside a federal courthouse Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in Portland, Ore. Photo: Andrew Selsky / AP

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.
Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam speaks at a May 22 book fair at Government House.

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...
Soli Alpert poses for photos during the 2019 California Democratic Party State Organizing Convention in San Francisco, Sunday, June 2, 2019. Photo: Jeff Chiu / AP

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...
World War II veterans from the United States salute as they pose with local school children at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Monday, June 3, 2019. France is preparing to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion which took place on June 6, 1944. Photo: Rafael Yaghobzadeh / AP

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...
This Sunday, June 2, 2019 image taken from video provided by Younes Parvin shows a fire at Bangkok's Chatuchak weekend market, Thailand. Thai authorities are investigating an after-hours fire that roared through Chatuchak market, destroying dozens of the small shops crammed inside one of Asia's most popular bazaars. Photo: Younes Parvin / AP

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.

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