Is Thailand’s election democratic?
The last time Thailand tried to hold an election in 2014, it ended with a military coup. An army general took over as prime minister and promised to hold a new election. It has
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Mali sacks top army chiefs, dissolves militia after scores killed
Mali's government has announced the sacking of top military officers and the dissolution of a militia, a day after the killing of more than 130 people. Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga said on Sunday new
moreVenezuela in crisis: All the latest updates
Venezuela has plunged into a major political crisis amid a growing row over President Nicolas Maduro's future as the country's leader. Maduro started a second term on January 10, following a widely boycotted election
moreRoyal court adviser fired over Khashoggi killing ‘not on trial’
A Saudi royal adviser fired over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi is not among the 11 suspects on trial at secretive hearings in Riyadh despite Saudi pledges to bring those responsible to justice,
moreViking Sky arrives at Norway port after near disaster
A stricken luxury cruise ship that set sail with almost 1,400 passengers and crew on board has arrived at the port, after it narrowly escaped a major disaster when its engines failed during a
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moreHistoric royal visit to Cuba at odds with US stance
(CNN)Royal visits overseas always attract a great deal of scrutiny, but none in recent memory has been quite as politically sensitive and potentially inflammatory towards the UK's closest ally than this one.When Prince Charles
moreThailand goes to the polls in first post-coup election
Bangkok, Thailand (CNN)Choltanutkun Tun-Atiruj wasn't old enough to vote in the last official elections held in Thailand in 2011. Like many of the 7 million other first time voters, she came of age during
moreEthiopian Airlines CEO rejects criticism that pilots did not train on 737 Max 8 simulator
(CNN)The pilots of a jet that crashed in Ethiopia, killing all on board, used a flight simulator to learn how to fly the Boeing 737 Max 8 plane, the airline told CNN.Flight 302 crashed
moreLeukemia survivor meets the bone marrow donor who saved her life
(CNN)To the travelers at the train station in Cologne, Germany, they probably seemed like two old friends embracing after a long time apart. But it was actually a long-awaited meeting between strangers -- a
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