Politics

THAI ARMY IMPOSES MARTIAL LAW; DENIES COUP

THE SURPRISE MILITARY MOVE COMES AMID DEEPENING UNCERTAINTY AND LONG-RUNNING ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTESTS   BANGKOK — Thailand’s powerful army declared martial law before dawn on Tuesday, deploying...

Pakistan Asks Incoming Govt to Revive Peace Process

NEW DELHI — Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit Monday said his country expected the BJP, which will lead the next government, to...

DEATH TOLL IN SYRIAN WAR TOPS 160,000

RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTER WARNS OF IRAQ-LIKE SCENARIO UNRAVELING IN SYRIA  LONDON —  The death toll in Syria’s three-year conflict has exceeded 160,000, an activist group...

So Who Has Really Won the Election?

This election was fought by the corporate sector directly, along with the Big Media – the surrogates of the corporate sector ADITYA NIGAM The sweep is...

Ahead of Presidential Polls, Egypt Jails 163 Brotherhood Supporters

CAIRO — Days ahead of the presidential elections set May 26 and 27, Egyptian courts Sunday sentenced 163 supporters of toppled president Mohammed Morsi to...

Popular