BANGKOK, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat was banned from politics for five years and his party disbanded on Tuesday, spurring jubilant anti-government protesters to end their blockades of Bangkok's airports. ... > full story
JOS, Nigeria, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Authorities in the central Nigerian town of Jos may relax a curfew Monday after the army quelled clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs which killed hundreds of people. ... > full story
BANGKOK, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Restarting Bangkok's $4 billion Suvarnabhumi airport will take at least a week from the end of the current sit-in by protesters because of security and IT system checks, its general manager said on Monday. ... > full story
LA PAZ, Nov. 30, 2008 (Reuters) — Bolivia's leftist government said on Sunday it was preparing to charge a top leader of an autonomy movement with "terrorism" after violent protests in September. ... > full story
JOS, Nigeria, Nov. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — More than 200 bodies have been brought to the main mosque in the Nigerian city of Jos following ethnic and religious clashes and the final death toll is likely to be much higher, the Red Cross said on Saturday. ... > full story
JOS, Nigeria, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Clashes between rival ethnic and religious groups in the central Nigerian city of Jos killed at least 20 people on Friday, injured hundreds more and forces thousands from their homes, the Red Cross said. ... > full story
KABUL, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Dozens of angry Afghans pelted police with stones after a convoy of foreign contractors rammed a minivan off a road and one civilian was killed and three more wounded in the Afghan capital on Friday, witnesses said. ... > full story
BANGKOK, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Hundreds of protesters stormed Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi international airport terminal on Tuesday night after scuffling with riot police, a Reuters reporter on the scene said. ... > full story
BANGKOK, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Thai anti-government protesters blockading a highway leading to Bangkok's old airport opened fire on a group of government supporters on Tuesday, television footage showed. ... > full story
JERUSALEM, Nov. 24, 2008 (Reuters) — An Israeli human rights group on Monday released a video showing a helmeted Israeli policeman headbutting a Palestinian woman who was protesting the demolition of homes in Arab East Jerusalem three weeks ago. ... > full story
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IAS officers given new charge Nov. 24, 2008 (Times of India) — The state government has appointed Manoj K Srivastava as the new secretary of the Bihar State Human Rights Commission. Srivastava, a 1980 batch IAS ...
Hansen wants the skeptics thrown in jail Nov. 24, 2008 (Grist) — Part of the How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic guide). . Objection:. . In his June 23, 2008 testimony before the United States Congress, James Hansen ...
Column: Health a human right, not a luxury Nov. 24, 2008 (Tomah Journal, Wisconsin) — The U.S. health care system is in a state of crisis. Costs continue to rise astronomically, the public health workforce will soon be unable to keep ...
Ghana: After Accra, Some Action Nov. 24, 2008 (AllAfrica.com) — The cynics do not exactly have a pleasant surprise waiting for them, but there are indications that the Accra Agenda for Action could be leading to ...
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