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Corruption rising in Thailand, survey says
Gary Boyle, Published on 29/01/2019
» Thailand dropped to 36 points, one lower than the year before, in Transparency International’s 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index released on Tuesday.
Small comfort in new graft rank
Gregory Morrissey, Published on 22/02/2018
» Thailand is doing a little better in the fight against graft, rising to 96th place in the latest Corruption Perception Index from 101st place a year ago.
Trump orders major missile attack on Syrian airfield
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/04/2017
» US President Donald Trump ordered a massive military strike against Syria on Thursday in retaliation for a chemical attack with a sarin-like nerve agent which Washington blames on President Bashar al-Assad.
Academy Awards: Best picture win by low budget 'Moonlight'
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/02/2017
» Academy Awards not racist anymore "Thanks to Trump" award ceremony host announces to national TV, as black actors win many awards.
US terror attack: "Lone wolf" theory probed (TUES. UPDATE)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/06/2016
» Investigators believe that alleged killer of 49 people in the attack on a gay nightclub in Florida was radicalized by Islamist propaganda, but have not yet found evidence he was part of a network.
Brussels bombers not heroic warriors
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/03/2016
» The suicide bombers in Belgium had a background in crime, not religion, and all were known to police.
World happiness report: Denmark tops, Thailand gains
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/03/2016
» Denmark, Switzerland happiest in world, Thailand, China & US happier this year, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, Australia & Sweden round out top ten.
Search for IS suspects intensifies (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 05/12/2015
» The leaked memo is real, Deputy PM Prawit Wongsuwon has ordered police to track down 10 IS-linked Syrians, but such warnings are standard practice after the Paris attacks, the police chief says.
Turkey shoots down Russian warplane, pilot rescued (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/11/2015
» Tensions soared yesterday as Turkey shot down a Russian warplane on the Syrian border which it claimed had violated its airspace. One of the two pilots has now been reported to have been rescued.
Paris mastermind confirmed dead (Latest)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/11/2015
» The body of the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, has been identified among those killed in a police raid, the prosecutor's office said Thursday.