Thailand’s coup leader likely to become PM
Bangkok: Thailand’s junta chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha, who seized power from an elected Government in a bloodless coup May 22, is likely to be chosen as new Prime Minister of the country, a move that will strengthen military’s grip on the country.
17 Morsi supporters jailed for life in Egypt
Cairo: Seventeen supporters of the banned Muslim Brotherhood were on Wednesday sentenced to life by a court here for rioting during a protest against the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi last year, taking the number of people jailed in similar cases to 27 in less than a week.
Ferguson police arrest 47
Ferguson: Police said they had arrested 47 people as tensions rose after an otherwise peaceful night of protests in Ferguson, the Missouri town rocked by violence over the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager.
Japanese 111-yr-old becomes oldest man
Tokyo: A Japanese man born months before the Wright brothers carried out the first human flight was recognised on Wednesday as the world’s oldest male at the age of 111.
World’s first ‘green’ temple opened in UK
london: A Hindu temple, claimed to be the world’s first ‘eco-temple’ featuring solar panels and a rainwater harvesting system, has been opened in northwest london in the UK.
Chinese pay tributes to Yoga guru Iyengar
Beijing: Yoga enthusiasts in China paid rich tributes to world-renowned Yoga Guru BKS Iyengar who passed away in a Pune hospital.