BANGKOK (Channel News Asia): Thailand's first female premier has already clinched a place in the history books, but she could struggle to survive a full term in office and end her country's cycle of instability, analysts say.
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August 6, 2011
'Taliban' kill elite US forces
Thirty US troops, said to be mostly special forces, are killed, reportedly when a Taliban rocket downed their helicopter - the largest single US loss of life in the Afghan conflict.
China scolds US over debt downgrade
(BBC) China criticises the US for its "addiction to debt" after a rating agency downgraded its top-notch AAA status, adding to economic uncertainty.
Syrian army deploys across Hama after attack
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian tanks and armored vehicles deployed throughout Hama Saturday, a resident said, after a week-long assault which one activist group said had killed 300 civilians in the symbolic center of protest against President Bashar al-Assad.
Somali government declares Islamist rebellion defeated
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somali President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed said on Saturday his military had defeated Islamist rebels battling to overthrow his Western-backed government after the al Shabaab group began withdrawing fighters from the capital Mogadishu.
Iran foreign minister says hopes U.S. "hikers" will be freed
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister said on Saturday he hoped two Americans jailed for more than two years on spying charges would be freed, the most positive signal yet that their ordeal may soon end.
August 5, 2011
VIDEO: Hiroshima atomic bomb remembered
(BBC) Japan is marking the 66th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack.
Europe adds to global shares rout
European stock markets fall sharply amid a crisis of confidence in the ability of eurozone leaders to deal with debt problems.
VIDEO: Thailand elects first female PM
'(BBC) The Thai parliament has elected Yingluck Shinawatra as the country's first female prime minister.
In Brief: Bangladesh to hold indigenous people's forum - IRINnews.org
In Brief: Bangladesh to hold indigenous people's forum IRINnews.org DHAKA, 5 August 2011 (IRIN) - Representatives from more than 45 indigenous groups in Bangladesh will gather in Dhaka on 6-7 August for the country's first national forum on indigenous people. “The issue of land for indigenous people is not just a ... |
Nasa launches Jupiter probe Juno
Nasa's $1.1bn solar-powered Juno mission launches from Florida in a bid to unlock the secrets of the Solar System's largest planet.
August 4, 2011
TURKEY: Resignations Herald the Demilitarisation of Politics
(IPS) The simultaneous resignations of Turkey's top military brass last week indicates
that the civilian government may finally have more sway over politics than the
top generals, according to analysts and activists.
Tunisian Women Fear the Algerian Way
(IPS) A women's group begins campaigning near La Marsa beach in Tunis to convince
more women to come up and register in the electoral lists, in time for the
deadline now pushed back to Aug. 14. Most of the women watching the
proceedings are veiled.
No famine in Somalia, claims al-Shabaab
(Channel 4 News) The British Somali journalist Jamal Osman is the first reporter to film inside some of the worst hit areas - held by fighters loyal to the Islamist group al-Shabab. They told him there was no famine - describing the desperate conditions as a drought.
Global markets fall on debt fears
Wall Street has its worst day for two and a half years as global shares tumble on concerns about Europe's debt crisis and US economic growth.
Ice 'tipping point' may not occur
(BBC) Scientists say that current concerns over a tipping point in the disappearance of arctic sea ice may be misplaced.
Gaddafi seeks Islamist allies, rebels nab fuel tanker
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's son has made a bid to divide the fractious Libyan rebellion, telling a newspaper he was forging an alliance with Islamist rebels against their liberal allies.
Dozens die, thousands flee Syrian tank assault in Hama
AMMAN, Aug 4 Reuters) - Syrian troops killed at least 45 civilians in a tank assault to occupy the center of the besieged city of Hama, an activist said on Thursday, seeking to crush an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad's rule.
Analysis: Palestine's U.N. bid is between history and hot air
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Abbas' attempt to upgrade the Palestinians' status at the United Nations, despite U.S. and Israeli opposition, signals a bolder approach by a leader keen to forge a legacy after years of failed peace talks.
August 3, 2011
Syrian forces occupy central Hama square: residents
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian tanks occupied the main square in central Hama Wednesday after heavy shelling of the city, residents said, taking control of the site of some of the largest protests against President Bashar al-Assad.
U.S. seriously probing News Corp 9/11 hacking report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Eric Holder will reassure families of September 11 victims when he meets them later this month that the Justice Department is seriously investigating allegations that News Corp reporters tried to hack victims' phones.
Missing Mexican pollsters freed
(BBC) Nine pollsters in Mexico are safe after aparently being kidnapped in the western state of Michoacan.
Somali famine spreads to three new areas
MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The famine gripping parts of southern Somalia has spread to three new areas of the country, with the entire south likely to be declared a famine zone within the next six weeks, the United Nations said Wednesday.
Elderly Russian chained like dog
(BBC) A couple in southern Russia face charges after the wife's elderly father is found chained up in a yard like a dog.
Egypt puts Mubarak on trial, transfixing Arab world
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's Hosni Mubarak, accused of corruption and involvement in killing protesters, went on trial Wednesday, delighting those who overthrew him and ringing an alarm bell for other autocrats around the Arab world.
Colombia bomb kills oil worker, injures 6 people
BOGOTA (Reuters) - A roadside bomb killed one oil worker and wounded six people in an attack in a violent southern province of Colombia, the country's vice president said Wednesday.
August 2, 2011
Plastic heart gives dad new life
(BBC) A father dying from heart failure is given the UK's first totally artificial heart that allows him to leave hospital and await a transplant at home.
Girl burnt by Russia nursery bomb
(BBC) Russian schools and nurseries are checked after a five-year-old girl is injured by a parcel bomb.
BBC journalist in Cairo released
(BBC) BBC journalist Shaimaa Khalil is released after being arrested on Monday in Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, in circumstances that remain unclear.
Special report: In Breivik's past, few clues to troubled future
RENA, Norway (Reuters) - On a taxi ride to his farmhouse the day before he killed 77 people, Anders Behring Breivik talked easily of a future he must have known would never come.
New arrest in UK phone-hacking probe
(BBC) A 71-year-old man, thought to be ex-News of the World executive Stuart Kuttner, is arrested by police probing phone-hacking and payments to officers.
Stars donate film fee to charity
(BBC) Sir Cliff Richard, Richard Briers and Maureen Lipman are among the stars who have agreed to appear in forthcoming film Run For Your Wife for free.
August 1, 2011
Norway soul-searches on crime after rampage
OSLO (Reuters) - Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg urged parliament Monday to preserve the democratic values of Norway as public pressure grew for stiffer sentences for serious crimes after an anti-immigration zealot's bloody rampage.
Yemen air raid kills 13 militants: local official
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Yemeni war planes bombed a village in south Yemen Monday, killing at least 13 people who a local official said were Islamist militants challenging army control in the flashpoint province of Abyan.
Congress to vote on US debt deal
(BBC) US lawmakers prepare to vote on a deal hammered out between the White House and Congressional leaders in an effort to avoid a debt default.
Moderate earthquake shakes Japan's Honshu island
TOKYO (Channel News Asia): A moderate 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the south coast of the main Japanese island of Honshu late Monday, US geologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued.
Many dead on Italy migrant boat
(BBC) Italian coastguards find the bodies of 25 people in the engine room of a boat crowded with migrants fleeing Libya.
VIDEO: Police dismantle Tahrir Square tents
(BBC) Police clear Tahrir Square of protesters
July 31, 2011
VIDEO: On the frontline of Somalia's famine
(BBC) The crisis in Somalia is becoming more desperate with the famine threatening thousands of lives - and the United Nations warning the worst is yet to come.
Syria army kills 80 people storming Hama
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian tanks firing shells and machineguns stormed the city of Hama on Sunday, killing 80 civilians, rights activists said, in one of the bloodiest days in a five-month-old popular revolt against President Bashar al-Assad.
Fukushima protesters urge end to nuclear power
TOKYO (Channel News Asia): An estimated 1,700 people rallied on Sunday in the capital of Japan's Fukushima region, home to a crippled atomic power plant, on Sunday, calling for an end to nuclear energy, local media reported.
Rebels clash with Gaddafi loyalists in rebel-held east
BENGHAZI (Reuters) - Rebel forces fought gunmen loyal to Muammar Gaddafi in eastern Libya on Sunday in the latest incident to undermine the insurgents' grip in territory they hold.
Mexican 'admits 1,500 killings'
(BBC) A man arrested in the northern Mexican city of Juarez on Friday admits to ordering the murder of 1,500 people, police say.
Yemen's Saleh calls for Ramadan talks to end crisis
SANAA (Reuters) - Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh called on Sunday for dialogue with his opponents during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan to help resolve a crisis over demands for his removal which has paralysed Yemen and confounded efforts at mediation.
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