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Afghan court ordered release of child-bride torturers
AFP, Published on 13/07/2013
» A court in Kabul ordered the early release of three people convicted over the torture of a child bride, an official confirmed Saturday, in a move denounced by activists as a blow for women's rights.
Worachai backs 'ice cream' aides claim
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 06/07/2013
» Pheu Thai MP Worachai Hema Friday backed Labour Minister Chalerm Yubamrung's claims of a so-called "ice cream gang" intent on manipulating Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.
Government counters Chalerm's 'ice cream gang' warning
Online Reporters, Published on 05/07/2013
» The government's PR team went into damage control mode, putting a 'spin' on Chalerm's warning that the "ice cream gang" is working to unseat the prime minister with a picture from an ice cream shop in Poland.
New Australian PM sworn in
AFP, Published on 27/06/2013
» Kevin Rudd called for a "kinder, gentler" approach to politics Thursday after being sworn in as Australia's new prime minister almost three years to the day since he was ruthlessly ousted from the job by Julia Gillard.
Gender war backfires as men ditch Australia PM
AFP, Published on 17/06/2013
» Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's attempt to marginalise the opposition by claiming it would change abortion rights and sideline women has backfired with a poll showing male voters are deserting her.
A police chief on his way up
News, Published on 15/06/2013
» Metropolitan Police Bureau chief Khamronwit Thoopkrachang is not shy when it comes to the media spotlight, and seems to have an ability to intrigue the public.
Rise in Afghan women jailed for 'moral crimes': rights group
AFP, Published on 21/05/2013
» The number of women jailed in Afghanistan for "moral crimes" such as fleeing abusive husbands has risen sharply, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, undermining claims that the status of women has improved.
'If I'm guilty, execute me': Abhisit on the red shirt crackdown
Spectrum, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 19/05/2013
» Three years to the day that the events of April and May, 2010 culminated in the red shirt crackdown and the surrender of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship's leaders, Thai society remains deeply divided. Some 92 people were killed in the crackdown, from protesters to innocent bystanders, journalists to security personnel.
Anger as Afghan MPs halt women's bill debate
AFP, Published on 18/05/2013
» The Afghan parliament on Saturday cut short a debate on a bill to protect women from violence after complaints from some traditionalist MPs that it was against Islamic teaching.
MPs tip Sita, Pavena for by-election
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/05/2013
» The Pheu Thai Party's Bangkok MPs have floated the names of Sita Divari and Pavena Hongsakula as potential candidates for the Don Muang by-election, a party source says.