Section: Thailand
United Kingdom Pardons Thousands of Gay Men Convicted Under Defunct Homophobic Laws
91 year-old George Montague who was convicted of gross indecency in 1974, said he would not accept a pardon and wanted an apology. . . LONDON – Great Britain is to pardon thousands of gay and bisexual men who were convicted of crimes under sexual offense laws which have now been abolished, following on from the 2013 exoneration of celebrated...
Leaders agree to create ‘road map’ for Ukraine peace process
BERLIN (AP) — The leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France agreed Wednesday on a ‘road map’ aimed at reviving the stalled peace process in eastern Ukraine, though details of the plan still need to be worked out by the countries’ foreign ministers over the coming month. German Chancellor Angela Merkel welcomes the President of...
Hollande, Merkel slam Russia on Aleppo, leave sanctions open
BERLIN – The leaders of France and Germany lashed out at President Vladimir Putin over Moscow’s bombardment of Syria’s Aleppo and refused to rule out imposing sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Merkel to host Putin for Berlin summit on Ukraine
BERLIN – Russian President Vladimir Putin heads to Berlin on Wednesday for a summit on Ukraine amid escalating tensions between Moscow and the West over Russia’s role in Ukraine as well as Syria. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Putin Resurrects the KGB, Under New Super-Agency Called the Ministry of State Security
. . . MOSCOW – Soon after he was first appointed prime minister back in 1999, Vladimir Putin joked to an audience of top intelligence officers that a group of undercover spies, dispatched to infiltrate the government, was “successfully fulfilling its task.” It turns out Putin doesn’t do jokes. Over Putin’s years in power, not just the...
US-Russia relations plummet further over Syria, Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Already testy, relations between the United States and Russia plummeted Monday as Washington suspended diplomatic contacts with Moscow over failed efforts to end the war in Syria and Vladimir Putin put on hold a deal with the U.S. on disposing weapons-grade plutonium. White House press secretary Josh Earnest speaks during the...
Ukraine’s rebel miners choose lethal toil over bullets
SHAKHTARSK (UKRAINE) – “You either steal, fight or dig.” …read more Source: Bangkok...
Probe says missile launcher from Russia downed Malaysian jet
Nieuwegein, Netherlands (AP) — An international criminal probe concluded that a missile which destroyed a Malaysian passenger jet over Ukraine in 2014 and killed all 298 people aboard was fired from rebel-controlled territory by a mobile launcher trucked in from Russia and hastily returned there. This Oct. 13, 2015 file photo shows part of the...
BUK: Russia’s feared anti-aircraft missile system
MOSCOW – The BUK missile system blamed for shooting down flight MH17 over east Ukraine, killing all 298 people on board, is an anti-aircraft weapon whose origins date back to the Soviet era. …read more Source: Bangkok...
Dutch probe: Malaysian jet downed by launcher from Russia
NIEUWEGEIN, NETHERLANDS – Dutch-led criminal investigators say they have solid evidence that a Malaysian jet was shot down by a Buk missile moved into eastern Ukraine from Russia. …read more Source: Bangkok...
