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LCT calls for action on trafficking gangs
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/07/2014
» The government should do more to tackle human trafficking gangs, Lawyers Council of Thailand (LCT)’s Human Rights Sub-Committee on Ethnic Minorities, the Stateless, Migrant Workers and Displaced Persons says.
De Mistura succeeds Brahimi as UN envoy for Syria
AFP, Published on 11/07/2014
» Italian-Swedish diplomat Staffan de Mistura was named UN mediator for Syria on Thursday, taking on the challenging task of finding a political solution to the dragging civil war.
No monkeying around
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 11/07/2014
» The problem is humans. More precisely, human instinct. Even more precisely, human habit mistaken as human instinct. Evolution, either natural or genetically enhanced, comes in a messy package: as the brain develops and the mind expands, so does the inclination for savagery, and so does the capacity for violence in the struggle for survival.
Syria war toll tops 170,000, one-third civilians: NGO
AFP, Published on 10/07/2014
» BEIRUT - The death toll in Syria's three-year war has eclipsed 170,000 people, one-third of them civilians, a monitoring group said in a new toll released on Thursday.
Germany kicks out top US intelligence officer in spy row
AFP, Published on 10/07/2014
» Germany on Thursday expelled the CIA station chief in Berlin in an escalating row over alleged spying by the US that has opened the worst diplomatic rift in years between the Western allies.
Singapore concerned over returning Syrian jihadists
AFP, Published on 10/07/2014
» SINGAPORE - Singapore on Wednesday expressed concern at the risk of militant attacks posed by local and foreign jihadists returning to Southeast Asia after fighting in Syria.
Iraq PM accuses Kurds of harbouring militants
AFP, Published on 09/07/2014
» Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday accused Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region of harbouring jihadists, further ratcheting up tensions despite calls for leaders to unite against a Sunni militant offensive.
Israel pounds Gaza as Hamas flexes rocket reach
AFP, Published on 09/07/2014
» Israeli warplanes pounded Gaza Wednesday, killing 24 people in a major new confrontation with Palestinian militants, as Hamas flexed its firepower and sent thousands running for shelters across the country.
Isis mobile wallet abandons name to militant group
AFP, Published on 08/07/2014
» SAN FRANCISCO - Mobile wallet service Isis is changing its name to distance itself from an acronym used to refer to militant group Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
US airport checks home in on electronic devices
AFP, Published on 07/07/2014
» Plane travelers who can switch on their cellphones or other electronic devices will be able to take them aboard as part of new security measures, US authorities said.