[ad_1] High-profile elections in Thailand Thai voters go to the polls on Friday in an election that could set the country on the path to ending eight years of military rule. The election will pit the pro-democracy opposition party against…
[ad_1] The strongest new storm to hit Myanmar in more than a decade is forecast to make landfall near the Bangladesh border on Sunday, raising the prospect of a major humanitarian disaster. The storm, Cyclone Mocha, formed in the southern…
[ad_1] Kemal Dervis, the economist who was instrumental in leading his native Turkey out of the economic crisis at the beginning of this century, and who went on to become the first person to lead the United Nations Development Program…
[ad_1] Karl Jenkins, the 79-year-old Welsh composer, confirmed in a telephone interview on Thursday that he not Meghan Markle. “No, I certainly don’t,” Mr Jenkins said, adding that he was “79 years old.” Why would anyone confuse the composer with…
[ad_1] The warring parties in Sudan could not agree to a ceasefire, but signed a commitment to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid and to restore some services to citizens battered by nearly four weeks of intense fighting, two senior…
[ad_1] Elon Musk said Thursday he has found a new chief executive for Twitter, but did not name the person, while the Wall Street Journal reported that Comcast NBCUniversal executive Linda Yaccarino was in talks for the job. Musk said…
[ad_1] Security camera footage from a gas station pointing to Renaissance Residence, which collapsed. Before dawn on Feb. 6, a powerful earthquake in southern Turkey destroyed an upscale apartment complex, killing hundreds. The staggering death toll was the consequence of…
[ad_1] Last Saturday, he stood before the throne in Westminster Abbey and carefully placed the crown on the head of King Charles III. On Wednesday, he stood in the gilded chamber of the House of Lords to denounce the government’s…
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine – President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Thursday that Ukraine needs more time to launch a counterattack against Russia because it does not yet have enough military equipment from its Western backers, even as Ukrainian officials have repeatedly…
[ad_1] Manhattan prosecutors said Thursday they will bring criminal charges against a man who used a deadly chokehold on an unruly passenger on a New York City subway train, an incident that has sparked outrage and debate over the response…