Tag: World

In this Monday, April 28, 2014 photo, land grab victims burn incense sticks and pray in front of a makeshift altar for the âDemon of Earthâ at their protest camp in Yangon, Myanmar. Families from Michaung Kan in eastern Yangon have eagerly tested newfound freedoms by protesting and sending petitions to the president and parliament, to no avail. Now some are turning to old ways: Curses and black magic. Coffins marked with the names of those who seized property have been set ablaze. (AP Photo/Khin Maung Win)

Myanmar land grab victims turn to black magic

AYE AYE WIN · May 24, 2014 5:36 am

Witnesses give account of how Thai coup unfolded

TODD PITMANTHANYARAT DOKSONE · May 24, 2014 4:45 am

Brazil’s weak service makes World Cup Tweets unlikely

LUIS ANDRES HENAO · May 24, 2014 4:30 am

A motorcyclist rides past Thai soldiers blocking the road to prevent activists and pro-government protesters from gathering to protest against the coup in downtown Bangkok, Thailand Friday, May 23, 2014. Ousted members of Thailand's former government turned themselves in to the country's new military junta Friday, as soldiers forcefully dispersed hundreds of anti-coup activists who defied a ban on large-scale gatherings to protest the army's seizure of power. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)

Thai army: Ex-PM, protest leaders held ‘to think’

THANYARAT DOKSONEKAY JOHNSON · May 24, 2014 4:10 am

A man walk past policemen standing guard near a road leading to the site of Thursday's explosion in Urumqi, China's northwestern region of Xinjiang, Friday, May 23, 2014. Authorities closed the street market after attackers hurled bombs from two SUVs that plowed through shoppers on Thursday, killing dozens and wounding more than 90. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Survivors tell of terror after China market attack

Didi Tang · May 24, 2014 4:02 am

Gunmen open fire inside bus, kill 6 in El Salvador

Marcos Aleman · May 24, 2014 2:23 am

Police helicopter hovers in front of the National Stadium during a practice for security operations for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, in Brasilia, Brazil, Thursday, May 22, 2014. The football stadium is a multi-purpose arena that will host games during the 2014 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament that starts in June. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil sets aside $856M for World Cup security

Washington Examiner · May 24, 2014 1:43 am

Thailand coup leader a strong defender of monarchy

Grant Peck · May 24, 2014 12:57 am

Canadian clinic confirms Toronto mayor’s in rehab

Charmaine Noronha · May 23, 2014 11:45 pm

In this photo released by David Barz , firefighters attend a fire at Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland, Friday, May 23, 2014. A major fire has devastated the Glasgow School of Art, one of the city's major landmarks. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze, which broke out just after noon on Friday, was a "very significant fire." Flames flared through the roof and windows of the sandstone Art Nouveau building, designed by architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh and completed in 1909. A 2009 poll by the Royal Institute of British Architects voted it the best British building of the last 175 years. (AP Photo / David Barz)

Fire ravages landmark Glasgow School of Art

Washington Examiner · May 23, 2014 10:31 pm

Fans gather to watch guests arriving, as they look inside one of the cars for Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and their guests, at the entrance of the Chateau de Versailles in Versailles, France, west of Paris, Friday, May 23, 2014. The gates of the Chateau de Versailles, once the digs of Louis XIV, will be thrown open to Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and their guests for a private evening on the eve of their marriage. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

Versailles, Valentino: Big day for Kim and Kanye

OLEG CETINICSOHRAB MONEMI · May 23, 2014 10:04 pm

From right, Kelly Preston, John Travolta, Uma Thurman, director Quentin Tarantino and producer Laurence Bender arrive for the screening of Sils Maria at the 67th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

CANNES WATCH: Uma Thurman wows; designers pop up

The Associated Press · May 23, 2014 9:42 pm