Thailand’s top court orders ex-PM Thaksin to pay $542 million in taxes
BANGKOK – Thailand’s Supreme Court ordered former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to pay 17.6 billion baht ($542.37 million) in taxes from a 2006 share sale, senior […]
Japan seeks to calm escalating row with China over Taiwan
TOKYO/BEIJING — Japan moved on Monday to tamp down an escalating row with China over Taiwan that has prompted Beijing to urge citizens to halt travel […]
Israeli forces open fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, no injuries reported
A UN vehicle drives near a concrete wall along Lebanon’s southern border which, according to the Lebanese presidency, extends beyond the “Blue Line,” a UN-mapped […]
Iran confirms seizure of tanker with petrochemical cargo in Gulf
DUBAI – Iran confirmed on Saturday that its Revolutionary Guards had seized a tanker in Gulf waters carrying a cargo of petrochemicals bound for Singapore over alleged […]