China’s Party Congress Promises Continuity, Not Change
BEIJING (AP) — The overarching theme emerging from China's ongoing Communist Party congress is one of continuity, not change.
Ukraine: Explosions Rock Kyiv a Week After Russian Strikes
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Several loud explosions rocked the center of the Ukrainian capital Monday, a week after Russia orchestrated a massive, coordinated air strike across the country.
Families Bid Farewell as Nong Bua Lamphu Massacre Victims Are Cremated
UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — Hundreds of mourners and victims’ families gathered Tuesday evening to watch flames burn from rows of makeshift pyres at cremation ceremonies for the young children and others who died in last week’s mass killings at a day care center in Thailand’s rural northeast.
Graft Convictions Extend Suu Kyi’s Prison Term to 26 Years
BANGKOK (AP) — A court in military-ruled Myanmar convicted the country’s ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on two more corruption charges Wednesday, with two three-year sentences to be served concurrently, adding to previous convictions that now leave her with a 26-year total prison term, a legal official said.
TFAC hosted the 3rd Asean Federation of Accountants conference in Bangkok
Mr.Jurin Laksanawisit, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minsiter, presided over the opening ceremony of the international hybrid conference entitled "The 3rd ASEAN CPA Conference...
Cremations Readied for Nong Bua Lamphu Massacre Victims
UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — Makeshift furnaces made of clay bricks were built Monday on the grounds of Buddhist temples in a small town in northeastern Thailand on the eve of the cremation of the young victims of last week’s massacre at a day care center by a former policeman.
New Zealand Proposes Taxing Cow Burps, Angering Farmers
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand's government on Tuesday proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change.
CNN Apologizes for Entering Thai Massacre Site, Pulls Video
UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — CNN pulled a story on the massacre of Thai preschoolers and apologized Sunday over criticism its journalists entered the day care where the children were slain and filmed the crime scene without permission.
‘A Time Bomb’: Anger Rising in a Hot Spot of Iran Protests
SULIMANIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Growing up under a repressive system, Sharo, a 35-year-old university graduate, never thought she would hear words of open rebellion spoken out loud. Now she herself chants slogans like “Death to the Dictator!” with a fury she didn't know she had, as she joins protests calling for toppling the country's rulers.
Thailand Mourns Children, Others Slain by Ex-police Officer
UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — Friends hugged sobbing family members struggling with staggering loss Friday in a rural northeastern Thailand community mourning the children and other victims slain by a fired police officer in the nation's deadliest shooting rampage.
