May 04 Thai Protesters Consider Offer of Early Elections, But Wary of Leaving Camp By Larisa Epatko Thailand's Red Shirt protesters on Tuesday cautiously welcomed the government's proposal to hold early elections on Nov. 14 in exchange for the protesters leaving their encampment in downtown Bangkok, which has disrupted business and civilian life for two months. Continue reading
May 04 Watch News Wrap: Death Toll Rises from Floods in Southeastern U.S. In other news Tuesday, record flooding over the weekend is now blamed for 29 deaths in the Southeastern U.S. Also, authorities prepared to close air space over Scotland and Northern Ireland again because of the Icelandic volcano. Continue watching
Apr 28 Thai Protesters Clash With Troops at Barricade By Larisa Epatko Anti-government protesters in Thailand trying to dismantle a military blockade on the outskirts of Bangkok clashed with security forces Wednesday. One soldier was killed -- apparently by friendly fire -- and 18 people were wounded. Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch News Wrap: European Markets Reel as Spain’s Debt Rating Slides In other news Wednesday, the European debt crisis escalated as Standard and Poor's credit rating agency downgraded Spain's debt, and the Federal Reserve said it will leave interest rates unchanged for the time being. Continue watching
Apr 22 Watch News Wrap: Regular Air Traffic Resumes in Europe In other news Thursday, airlines resumed regular flight levels after severe delays caused by the volcanic eruption in Iceland and an offshore oil platform sank into the Gulf of Mexico following a fire, raising fears of an oil spill. Continue watching
Apr 12 Thailand Reeling from Bloody Weekend Clashes Thailand's ruling party faced new calls for its dissolution Monday, following a bloody weekend that saw at least 21 people killed and 800 injured in heated clashes between protesters and riot police in Bangkok. Thailand's Election Commission ordered the… Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch News Wrap: U.S. Troops Open Fire on Bus, Killing Afghan Civilians In other news Monday, U.S. troops in Afghanistan opened fire on a passenger bus, sparking anti-American protests outside Kandahar and soldiers clashed with militants in Pakistan, in a region being targeted for Taliban activity. Continue watching
Apr 09 Thai Protesters Storm TV Station Amid Growing Unrest By Larisa Epatko Protesters in Bangkok, defying a state of emergency decree, broke into a satellite relay station on Friday in the latest move in their month-long anti-government demonstrations. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch News Wrap: Obama Administration May Cancel Karzai Visit In other news Wednesday, the White House said it may rescind an invitation to the Afghan president due to strained relations and questions over his commitment to fighting terrorism. Also, the Thai government declared a state of emergency after protesters… Continue watching
Mar 18 Why Are Thai Protesters Using Blood in ‘Red Shirt’ Political Demonstrations? By Larisa Epatko Thai government protesters, who call themselves "Red Shirts," rallied Thursday for a fifth straight day in Bangkok, after dousing the prime minister's residence gates with their own blood as a symbol of their discontent. Continue reading