Fit & Fierce: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Helps Women Grapple With Defense
Having been sexually harassed in the past, learning Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, or BJJ, at 34 has empowered me. BJJ, focuses on how to escape from an attacker in a dominant position on the ground, so I am able to learn how to escape from a mount or a side control position under the pressure of strong and heavy bodies.
Fireworks Shop Raided After Two Students Die
BANGKOK — Military and police officers raided a firework shop in the Bangkok suburbs today after two college students were killed last night by homemade explosives reportedly bought there.
Troll Post Opens Flood of Rape Threats Against Activist
BANGKOK — Hundreds of netizens are calling for a famous pro-democracy activist to be raped because she allegedly said she would not support death penalty for rapists.
Award-winning Japanese Musician Ryuichi Sakamoto Dies
World-renowned Japanese musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, also the keyboardist of the legendary electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, known as YMO, has died,...
Malaysia Plans New Taxes to Help Pay off Snowballing Debt
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said Tuesday the government plans to introduce new tax measures to help raise funds to...
Veterans Group to Bury Remains Left at DC’s Vietnam Memorial
MANASSAS, Virginia — The National Park Service has reached agreement with a nonprofit veterans' organization allowing it take cremated remains left at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and bury them will full military honors.
Egypt Strikes Libya Militants, Calls for International Support
CAIRO (DPA) - Egypt on Monday called for international support as its air force hit Libyan militants loyal to Islamic State in response to the beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians.
Harris Targets Corruption, Immigration on Latin America Trip
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — With Kamala Harris visiting Guatemala and Mexico on her first foreign trip as vice president, the Biden administration is expected to announce new measures to fight smuggling and trafficking, and hopes to announce additional anti-corruption efforts as well on Monday, a senior administration official said.
German Educators Weigh Future of 'Mein Kampf'
MUNICH — The German Teachers' Association said Friday that it would incorporate a new edition of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf into its lesson plan after copyright on the work expires, while booksellers grappled with their approach to selling reprints.
A Wild Elephant With A Broken Tusk Has Calcium Insufficiency
The analysis shows that the wild elephants involved in fights, particularly in the case of the confrontation between Plai Thong Kam and Plai Nga...
