Thai police have arrested a prominent anti-coup activist for violating an order to report to the ruling junta. Sombat Boonngamanong, who led an online campaign organising rallies against the coup, was arrested late on Thursday in the eastern Chonburi province. Hundreds were detained after the coup, but most have since been freed. Meanwhile, corruption investigators have widened their...
About 900 people have been evacuated from London skyscraper The Shard after smoke was discovered in the basement. Firefighters are now investigating what caused the smoke at the 1,004ft-high building - the tallest in Western Europe. The mass evacuation came after a fire alarm went off. But a...
Having finished his development in what is widely considered one of the best shows around today, Breaking Bad, Bryan Cranston is looking to move on to another series. This time, however, this is not in front of the camera, but behind it, as Cranston has just...
In the "City of a Thousand Roses", five female gardeners are tending a flower bed in the centre of town. Across the street, a man is sweeping dust and leaves from the pavement. A trolleybus trundles by, stopping briefly to collect more passengers. On the surface, this is a picture of...
Leaders of the Group of Seven industrialised nations have said that they are deeply concerned by tensions in the East and South China Sea. The G7 leaders meeting in Brussels yesterday had warned against any use of...
With Iran complying with the commitment on its controversial nuclear weapons programme, US PresidentBarack Obama has suspended his action on Iranian oil sanctions for the next six months. Even though there is enough oil in the international market for countries like India and China to reduce their...
> • G7 leaders Wednesday urged Russia to complete its troop withdrawal from the Ukrainian border. •The G7 countries urged Russia to recognize the results of the Ukrainian election. • G7 stood ready to intensify targeted sanctions against Russiaover Ukraine crisis. BRUSSELS, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Group...
The Catholic Church in Ireland is facing fresh accusations of child neglect after a researcher found records for 796 youngsters believed to be buried in a mass grave beside a former orphanage for the children of unwed mothers in Tuam, Co Galway. Catherine Corless says her discovery of child death...
