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'Execute them': Lebanon protesters demand revenge after blast
AFP, Published on 08/08/2020
» BEIRUT - Mock gallows nooses tied to brooms: Lebanese protesters on Saturday clamoured for bloody revenge against a leadership they blame for the massive blast that engulfed their capital.
Clues sought in fatal Air India Express crash
Published on 08/08/2020
» KOZHIKODE, India: Investigators have recovered the “black box” flight recorders from an Air India Express plane that crashed in southern India killing at least 18 people, the country’s aviation minister said on Saturday.
Skywalk flash mob repeats three demands
Online Reporters, Published on 08/08/2020
» Hundreds of people joined an anti-establishment flash mob near the BTS Skywalk in Bangkok in Saturday to repeat their protest movement’s demands for political change.
Female army captain charged in knife attack
Online Reporters, Published on 08/08/2020
» CHACHOENGSAO: A 45-year-old army captain has been charged in connection with a knife attack on her 83-year-old neighbour in Bang Pakong district on Saturday morning. The victim sustained serious multiple knife wounds.
Protest pair granted bail
Online Reporters, Published on 08/08/2020
» The Criminal Court on Saturday approved bail for a lawyer and a student activist who were arrested on Friday on multiple charges including sedition in connection with their involvement in a recent anti-government rally.
Grief turns to anger as Beirut braces for protests
AFP, Published on 08/08/2020
» BEIRUT: Thousands of Lebanese prepared Saturday for a major protest against a political leadership they blame for a monster explosion that killed more than 150 people and disfigured the capital Beirut.
Marathon organisers relent, will allow expats
News, Published on 08/08/2020
» The organisers of the Bangkok Midnight Marathon (BMM) 2020 have apologised and will open the race to expat runners after facing a storm of criticism for a policy perceived as barring foreigners from entering.
Accused killer of gambling den gunman says he acted alone
Online Reporters, Published on 08/08/2020
» A man who killed a gunman who had slain three other people at an illegal gambling den in Bangkok on Monday night insisted he acted alone, police said on Saturday.
UN set for showdown over US Iran arms embargo push
AFP, Published on 08/08/2020
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The UN Security Council is set next week to roundly reject a US resolution to extend an Iranian arms embargo, diplomats say, setting up a lengthy showdown with repercussions for the Iran nuclear deal.
'Close to dying': Mexican lives upended by pandemic
AFP, Published on 08/08/2020
» MEXICO CITY - From the sudden loss of loved ones to brushes with death, a struggle to save others and fears for the future -- the pandemic has touched Mexicans in many ways.