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Expulsion order faces challenge
News, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 08/02/2014
» The Centre for Maintaining Peace and Order (CMPO) move to deport Indian-born businessman Satish Seghal for his involvement in the anti-government protest faces a legal hurdle as a human rights advocate has challenged the legality of the order.
PDRC seeks swifter probe against govt
News, Post Reporters, Published on 08/02/2014
» The People's Democratic Reform Committee (PRDC) is urging the anti-graft agency and the Constitution Court to speed up proceedings in the cases involving the government and the Pheu Thai Party.
Grenade hits red-shirt radio station
News, Pongpat Wongyala, Published on 08/02/2014
» A grenade was hurled at a community radio station run by a hardcore red-shirt leader in Pathum Thani province early yesterday morning, wounding a security guard.
It's a rubbish job at the protests
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/02/2014
» As the old saying goes: rubbish expands to fit the space allotted to it. And Bangkok's streets are pretty big. Enter the city garbage collectors who have to clear up the mess generated by the anti-government rallies.
Superbowl Adverts: Star of the show?
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/02/2014
» For many viewers, the best things about the US Superbowl are the commercials – which this year featured Bob Dylan, David Beckham uncovered, and an offended ostrich to name a few. Take a look.
Turkish F-16s scrambled for 'drunken' Sochi hijack attempt
AFP, Published on 08/02/2014
» Turkey scrambled two F-16 jets Friday to force down an airliner from Ukraine when an apparently drunk would-be hijacker ordered it to Sochi where the Winter Olympics opening ceremony was underway.
Glitch at Olympics opening as Russia one ring short
AFP, Published on 08/02/2014
» Russia's glitzy ceremony to open the Sochi Winter Olympic Games got off to a rocky start Friday when one of the Olympic rings that was supposed to appear failed to emerge.
Xi touts Russia ties as first China leader at foreign Olympics
AFP, Published on 08/02/2014
» President Xi Jinping underscored Beijing's close ties with Moscow and cooperation on Syria ahead of the Sochi Olympics opening ceremony Friday, as China's first leader to attend a major overseas sports event.
Stars attend private funeral for Hoffman
AFP, Published on 08/02/2014
» A-list stars Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett joined hundreds of mourners at the private funeral Friday of Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who died of an apparent heroin overdose.
Sochi captivates with stunning opening show
AFP, Published on 08/02/2014
» Sochi dazzled the world on Friday with an opening ceremony featuring a feast of Russian music and a cast of thousands including ballet stars, acrobats, cosmonauts -- and even an ex-heavyweight boxer.