Thailand’s parliament elected Yingluck Shinawatra as the country’s first female prime minister on Friday, a month after her party won a landslide victory in July 3 elections. The lower house of parliament voted 296 to three in Ms. Yingluck’s favor. Another 197 members abstained. The 44-year-old, who started her political career in June, is the […]
Thailand’s Parliament Elects First Woman Prime Minister
Posted August 5th, 2011 at 2:08 am (UTC-5)
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Thailand’s Parliament Elects First Woman Prime Minister
Posted August 5th, 2011 at 1:58 am (UTC-5)
Thailand’s parliament elected Yingluck Shinawatra as the country’s first female prime minister on Friday, a month after her party won a landslide victory in July 3 elections. The lower house of parliament voted 296 to three in Ms. Yingluck’s favor. Another 197 members abstained. The 44-year-old, who started her political career in June, is the […]
China Refutes Hacking Accusations
Posted August 5th, 2011 at 12:45 am (UTC-5)
China’s Communist Party newspaper has rejected suggestions that the country might be responsible for global cyber attacks against more than 70 government entities, nonprofit groups and corporations over the last five years. The People’s Daily said Friday that it was “irresponsible” to link China with the Internet hacking. The U.S. security company McAfee reported Wednesday […]
WFP: Ethiopia’s Emergency Food Reserve Near Zero
Posted August 5th, 2011 at 12:20 am (UTC-5)
The head of World Food Program in Ethiopia says the country’s emergency food stocks are almost gone, the latest trouble caused by the drought in the Horn of Africa. Abdou Dieng told reporters Thursday that despite incoming aid, Ethiopia faces a critical shortfall in emergency food supplies. He says a reserve set up by the […]
Clinton: Syria Death Toll Exceeds 2,000
Posted August 5th, 2011 at 12:10 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says U.S. officials believe more than 2,000 people have been killed in the Syrian government’s months-long crackdown on dissent. Meeting her Canadian counterpart Thursday, Clinton appealed for a “louder, more effective” international response to the violence. Clinton said the U.S. stands fully behind Wednesday’s United Nations Security Council statement […]
