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Isoc power boost 'not political'
News, Kornchanok Raksaseri, Published on 08/01/2018
» The National Council for Peace and Order chief Prayut Chan-o-cha invoked his Section 44 powers to amend internal security legislation to set up the Internal Security Administration Committee on Nov 21 last year to help the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc) deal with domestic threats.
Food used as weapon in Rohingya ethnic cleansing
Associated Press, Published on 09/02/2018
» NAYAPARA REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh: - Abdul Goni says the Myanmar government was starving his family one stage at a time.
Sri Lanka declares emergency to quell anti-Muslim riots
AFP, Published on 06/03/2018
» COLOMBO - Sri Lanka Tuesday declared a nationwide state of emergency to quell anti-Muslim riots that have killed at least two people and damaged dozens of mosques and homes.
Sri Lanka declares emergency
Associated Press, Published on 06/03/2018
» COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's president declared a state of emergency Tuesday amid fears that anti-Muslim attacks in a central hill town could spread.
Mobs clash with police after Sri Lanka emergency
AFP, Published on 07/03/2018
» COLOMBO - Police fired teargas to disperse rioters in curfew-bound central Sri Lanka hours after a state of emergency was imposed in a bid to quell anti-Muslim violence, an official said Wednesday.
Night of terror leaves 5 dead in Nicaragua protests
AFP, Published on 05/06/2018
» MANAGUA - At least five people died in the flashpoint city of Masaya in Nicaragua during a night of clashes between police and anti-government protesters, a rights group said Monday, with residents describing scenes of terror in the streets.
Consensus appears distant as Nicaragua bishops hold crisis meeting
AFP, Published on 16/06/2018
» MANAGUA - Nicaragua's prominent bishops moved toward restarting dialogue Friday, but government and civil representatives appeared to leave little hope for reviving mediation aimed at ending a spiraling crisis that's now left at least 165 people dead.
Anderson, Isner demand change after epic as Nadal and Djokovic halted
AFP, Published on 14/07/2018
» LONDON - Kevin Anderson and John Isner called for Grand Slam chiefs to introduce a cut-off point for final set marathons after their Wimbledon semi-final entered the record books as the second longest ever singles match at a major.
Wimbledon men have unfinished business
News Agencies, Published on 14/07/2018
» LONDON: It was the kind of tennis that Wimbledon's Centre Court crowd would gladly have watched all night long.
Epic Djokovic stuns Nadal to reach Wimbledon final
AFP, Published on 14/07/2018
» LONDON - Novak Djokovic reached his fifth Wimbledon final on Saturday with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (11/9), 3-6, 10-8 victory over Rafael Nadal in the second longest semi-final ever played at the tournament.