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NY attack part of a 'leaderless jihad'
News, Published on 03/11/2017
» On Tuesday, a driver rammed a pickup truck through a crowded bike path in New York City, killing eight people and injuring 12 before he was shot by police.
Election prospects take another knock
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 29/05/2017
» Earlier last week, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha told us the next election, which was to be held in accordance with the government's political roadmap, might be postponed if unrest is still prevalent.
Turkey is swiftly heading towards a regime of terror
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 12/11/2016
» 'In Turkey, we are progressively putting behind bars all people who take the liberty of voicing even the slightest criticism of the government," wrote author Orhan Pamuk, Turkey's first Nobel Prize winner. "Freedom of thought no longer exists. We are distancing ourselves at high speed from a state of law and heading towards a regime of terror" that is driven by "the most ferocious hatred".
West remains silent on recapture of IS stronghold
News, Published on 29/03/2016
» The biggest military defeat that the Islamic State (IS) has suffered in more than two years. The recapture of Palmyra, the Roman city of the Empress Zenobia. And we are silent. Yes, folks, the bad guys won, didn't they? Otherwise, we would all be celebrating, wouldn't we?
Journos under threat as world marks Press Day
News, Jeremy Walden-Schertz, Published on 04/05/2019
» As the globe marked World Press Freedom Day yesterday, journalists were commemorating the one-year-anniversary of dual suicide bombings in Kabul which killed nine of their colleagues. Meanwhile, separate attacks in Khost and Kandahar at about the same time killed another two journalists as well as dozens of civilians. In addition to mourning, the media community also conveyed its enduring respect for these journalists who had risked their lives on a daily basis to report the news.
Who becomes a terrorist?
News, Matt Apuzzo, Published on 29/03/2016
» The brothers who carried out suicide bombings in Brussels last week had long, violent criminal records and had been regarded internationally as potential terrorists. But in San Bernardino, California, last year, one of the attackers was a county health inspector who lived a life of apparent suburban normality.
A tale of two bombs -- in Manchester and Bangkok
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 26/05/2017
» There were two bombs on Monday. The one in Britain killed at least 22 people and injured 120 as they came out of a concert at Manchester Arena. It was carried out by a suicide bomber named Salman Abedi and claimed by the Islamic State (IS). The other was in Thailand, and injured 22 people at a military-linked hospital in Bangkok; nobody has claimed responsibility yet. But what happened afterwards was very different.
The right to question
News, Postbag, Published on 26/01/2021
» Re: "Researcher defends govt's vaccine deal" and "Vaccine buy bears up to scrutiny", (BP, Jan 25).
Diesel must die
News, Postbag, Published on 26/01/2019
» So, Pol Gen Aswin is going to "spearhead a campaign to tackle fine dust particles", (BP, Jan 25).
Hopes for nuke deal not over yet
News, Published on 04/03/2019
» North Korean state media on Friday brushed over the lack of a summit deal for leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump, focusing on constructive talks and signalling Pyongyang was not about to walk away from negotiations.