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Route of migrants into Europe shifts towards western Balkans
News, Rick Lyman, Published on 20/07/2015
» The surge of migrants into Europe from war-ravaged and impoverished parts of the Middle East, Afghanistan and Africa has shifted in recent months. Migrants are now pushing by land across the western Balkans, in numbers roughly equal to those entering the Continent through Italy.
Senegal puts ex-Chad dictator on trial for atrocities
AFP, Published on 20/07/2015
» DAKAR - Senegal prepared Monday to begin the trial of former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre, 25 years after he fled there following an eight-year bloodsoaked reign of terror at home.
Apple Watch could need time: analysts
AFP, Published on 20/07/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Is Apple Watch a dud?
NSC head says Uighurs well-treated
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 21/07/2015
» The National Security Council (NSC) chief yesterday claimed the 109 Uighurs deported from Thailand to China are being treated well.
'Batman' theater gunman faces sentencing, three years on
AFP, Published on 21/07/2015
» LOS ANGELES - "Batman" theater gunman James Holmes will be back in court Wednesday to face sentencing, a week after his conviction over the 2012 massacre that left 12 dead and 70 more injured in Colorado.
Start me up
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 01/07/2015
» The concept of makerspace — a DIY community where the public has access to technology and manufacturing equipment — has gained ground around the world and in Bangkok it is catching on too. One such place is Maker Zoo, a start-up that uses a 3D printer to inspire people to create products.
South Korea tourism struggles to recover from MERS crisis
AFP, Published on 21/07/2015
» SEOUL - The recent outbreak of the deadly MERS virus in South Korea has left the country's tourist industry in intensive care, with visitor numbers plunging more than 40 percent in June, according to data released Tuesday.
Four wounded in Taiwan subway knife attack
AFP, Published on 21/07/2015
» TAIPEI - An unemployed man wielding a kitchen knife wounded four people in an attack on the subway in Taiwan's capital, just over a year after a stabbing spree left four dead and more than 20 injured, police said Tuesday.
Students protest in Taiwan over 'China-centric' education
AFP, Published on 22/07/2015
» TAIPEI - Around 200 students protested outside Taiwan's education ministry Wednesday against what they say are "China-centric" changes to the school curriculum.
In for the long haul
Richard Leu, Published on 22/07/2015
» Launching a new vehicle at this time of the year hardly seems like a very agreeable thing to do. Loans are not as easy to obtain as before, mass market purchasing power has dropped and the political situation has yet to return to normal.