BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha seized control of the government in a coup on Thursday, two days after he declared martial law, saying the military had to restore order and push through reforms after six months of turmoil. |
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The Vatican says an Austrian woman who defied church teaching by celebrating Mass has been excommunicated. |
A national day of mourning has been declared in Colombia to honour 32 children who were burned alive when the bus they were travelling in caught fire. President Juan Manuel Santos interrupted campaigning ahead of May 25 elections and travelled to Fundacion, where the blaze happened, to pay his respects to the victims. |
Asked about particular points that Pope will talk about during visit, Cardinal Pietro Parolin says they will be in line with Vatican policy. |
Thailand’s army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha seized control of the government in a coup on Thursday, two days after he declared martial law, saying the military had to restore order and push through reforms after six months of turmoil. The military declared a 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. |
A MALAWIAN deputy minister on Thursday committed suicide, apparently over losing his parliamentary seat in this week's general election, Zodiak broadcasting station and other media reported. Outgoing deputy Local Government Minister Godfrey Kamanya shot himself in his home. Official results of Tuesday's election are still to be announced. |
Every ofrenda includes pictures of the deceased, food, drinks, skull-shaped candies, candles and cempasuchil, the Aztec marigold or flower of the dead. The belief is that souls of children come back to earth to visit family and friends on November 1 and the souls of adults do the same on November 2. |
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Fox News anchor Gregg Jarrett was arrested at a Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport bar on Wednesday for refusing to cooperate with airport police who were called to the scene, an airport official said. |
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha seized control of the government in a coup on Thursday, two days after he declared martial law, saying the military had to restore order and push through reforms after six months of turmoil. |
The Vatican's Secretary of State on Thursday defended the Palestinians' right to a "sovereign and independent" homeland and said he hoped Pope Francis's upcoming visit would lead to "courageous decisions" for peace. "We know that the pope is going to a particularly suffering land," Cardinal Pietro.... |
Pastor Saeed Abedini is now back in prison in Iran. He is suffering from new injuries sustained from beatings this week. We must sound the alarm. |
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