BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand ’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, whose 21st-century political odyssey sharply divided Thai society for decades, was released from a Bangkok prison on Monday after serving eight months of a one-year sentence for a corruption-related charge. A crowd of about 300 supporters and political allies gathered outside the Klong Prem Central …
BANGKOK, May 11 (Reuters) – Thailand’s influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released from prison on Monday, after about eight months behind bars following a court ruling that deemed he had wrongfully stayed in hospital to avoid jail time. The 76-year-old billionaire remade and dominated Thai politics for a quarter-century, but his influence has …
TAIPEI, May 11 (Reuters) – Taiwan is “confident” in the stable development of its ties with the U.S. and Washington has repeatedly said its policy towards the island will not change, Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung said on Monday of U.S. President Donald Trump’s upcoming China trip. Trump will be in Beijing from Wednesday to Friday …
The Southeastern Conference received six of the top eight seeds in the NCAA Division I Softball Championship when the 64-team field was revealed on Sunday, including Alabama at No. 1 and defending national champion Texas at No. 2. In all, the SEC got 12 of its 15 teams into the field. Regional play starts Friday, …
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was ejected for throwing an elbow out of frustration at the throat of Minnesota Timberwolves forward Naz Reid early in the second quarter of Game 4 of their rugged second-round NBA playoff series on Sunday night. Wembanyama was whistled for an offensive foul as soon as …
(Corrects country reference in paragraph 2 to the Netherlands instead of New Zealand) TENERIFE/MADRID, May 10 (Reuters) – The final two flights to evacuate passengers from the cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak docked near Tenerife will depart on Monday afternoon, Spain’s health minister said on Sunday evening, adding 94 passengers had been …
BEIJING, May 11 (Reuters) – The families of two Americans imprisoned in China for more than a decade are urging President Donald Trump to seek their release during his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week. The cases involve Dawn Michelle Hunt, 54, a Chicago-area artist and former flight attendant, and Nelson Wells Jr., …
Search team finds body of missing U.S. soldier in Morocco – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. Army announced on Sunday the remains of one of the two missing American soldiers in Morocco has been recovered.
Americans on hantavirus cruise ship heading back home – CBS News Watch CBS News Americans who were on a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak are headed back to the United States. They were evacuated Sunday from the Canary Islands. Remy Inocencio is in Tenerife with the latest.
What’s at stake in Trump’s trip to Japan, South Korea and China – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump will depart Washington on Monday for Asia. He’ll make stops in Japan and South Korea before traveling to China to meet with President Xi Jingping for a two-day summit. Anna Coren is in Taipei with …