10,000 protesters defy Thai crackdown after emergency decree, arrests
by Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI and Lisa MARTIN BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Some 10,000 Thai protesters gathered Thursday in defiance of a…
6 years ago
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More than 20 protesters arrested in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Thai police arrested more than 20 people under sweeping new emergency measures Thursday, with pro-democracy…
6 years ago
Ten million Americans have already voted in election: tracker
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- More than 10 million Americans have already cast their ballots in the US presidential contest,…
6 years ago
Organizers cancel Oct 15 US presidential debate
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Commission on Presidential Debates said Friday it has cancelled next week's showdown between…
6 years ago
Kyrgyz president ‘ready to resign’
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) -- Kyrgyz President Sooronbay Jeenbekov is "ready to resign" in a bid to end post-vote chaos enveloping…
6 years ago
Yoo Myung-hee: Glass-ceiling breaker aiming for WTO chief
by Kang Jin-kyu SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- South Korean Trade Minister Yoo Myung-hee, one of the two women vying…
6 years ago
After White House, Covid-19 breaches Pentagon
by Sylvie LANTEAUME Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US commander-in-chief has Covid-19 and the top…
6 years ago
Singapore PM’s defamation suit against blogger begins
SINGAPORE (AFP) -- Singapore's leader criticized "malicious and baseless" claims in an article linking him to a corruption scandal,…
6 years ago
Close Trump aide Hope Hicks tests positive for Covid-19: US media
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- One of President Donald Trump's closest advisors, Hope Hicks, has tested positive for Covid-19, US…
6 years ago
US Senate passes stopgap to prevent government shutdown
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US Senate passed a budget bill Wednesday that avoids an imminent government shutdown…
6 years ago
Kuwait to swear in new emir after death of ruler
by Salima Lebel KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- Kuwait prepared Wednesday to swear in its new emir, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad…
6 years ago
Kuwait’s emir Sheikh Sabah dies at age 91: palace
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- Kuwait's emir Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, regarded as the architect of the nation's modern foreign…
6 years ago
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