May 20 Should Thai military's order for martial law be considered a 'coup d'etat'? By Ellen Rolfes After six months of anti-government protests in Thailand, the dismissal of the prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra and nine cabinet members from office, plus repeated warnings from Thailand's army chief, the Thai military declared martial law Tuesday. Continue reading
May 20 British World War II veterans commemorate 70th anniversary of D-Day aboard HMS Belfast By Justin Scuiletti World War II veterans Tuesday sat alongside British Prime Minister David Cameron aboard the HMS Belfast as a C-75 Dakota aircraft flew above the vessel on the river Thames. Veterans who served aboard the Belfast were joined by veterans from… Continue reading
May 20 DOJ: Credit Suisse guilty plea a warning to foreign banks that aid in U.S. tax evasion By Marcy Gordon, Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Credit Suisse AG's guilty plea and $2.6 billion payment in a high-profile case brought by the Justice Department are being held out as a warning to foreign banks believed to be helping U.S. taxpayers conceal assets. Continue reading
May 19 Watch Former Burmese movie star finds leading role as activist By PBS News Hour In the 1980s and '90s, Kyaw Thu was one of Myanmar's leading film stars, appearing in more than 200 movies. He was so popular that the military government cast him in several propaganda films. But when he turned down a… Continue watching
May 19 Watch Disputed Russian troop withdrawal doesn't shake separatist resolve in Donetsk By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 19 Watch U.S. charges Chinese officials with cyberspying on businesses By PBS News Hour Five Chinese military officials were indicted by the U.S. for stealing trade secrets by hacking six American firms in the nuclear, metals and solar products industries. Gwen Ifill talks to Laura Galante of FireEye and former State Department official Susan… Continue watching
May 19 Watch News Wrap: Credit Suisse enters plea deal in tax evasion case By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, banking giant Credit Suisse admitted to helping wealthy Americans dodge taxes as part of a federal plea deal. The bank will pay $2.8 billion in penalties. Also, the Balkans suffered the worst flooding in more… Continue watching
May 19 Justice Department announces charges against Chinese cyberspies By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The indictments will accuse individuals of participating in cyber-espionage on behalf of a foreign government, said the official, who revealed this information only on grounds of anonymity because this person wasn't authorized to publicly discuss the case in advance of… Continue reading
May 19 Photo: Beach audience for a World War II bomb detonation By News Desk People on the beach watched the detonation of a World War II-era airplane bomb in Wassenaar, Netherlands Monday. Continue reading
May 19 Uruguay will exempt marijuana from taxes By Dave Sloan With Uruguay’s intention to halt the smuggling of marijuana on the black market, the country will exempt all pot production and sales from taxes with in hopes of weakening illegal competition through price reduction. Continue reading