Scandal in the Sangha
Senior Buddhist monks are accused of embezzling millions from Thailand’s temples.
Month: September 2025
Searching the Rubble After Afghanistan’s Deadly Earthquake
Hundreds of people were killed and at least 2,500 others were injured in a difficult to reach mountainous region. Officials warned many more people may still be awaiting rescue.
Tens of thousands march in Serbia’s capital, demand snap vote – Reuters
Tens of thousands march in Serbia’s capital, demand snap vote ReutersTens of thousands demand justice and protest against populist rule in Serbia AP NewsSerbia has a chance for success: what could bring an end to Vučić’s authorita…
Joe Bugner, 75, British Boxing Champ Who Slugged It Out With Ali, Dies
A European titleholder as well, he twice went the distance with Ali and once with Joe Frazier, losing those bouts but gaining respect.
She was a fugitive accused of killing a woman in a 2006 car crash. Two decades later, she’s been captured
Leydis Menendez Abdala, 52, faces charges of vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter in connection with the 2006 death of 39-year-old Gloria Marcia Hall
Putin finds a growing embrace on the global stage
Putin gleefully held hands with Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and erupted in laughs as the pair joined in a huddle with the Chinese leader, Xi Jinping.
Trump says he’d consider reopening ‘insane asylums’ to help clean up some of the nation’s biggest cities
The President claimed that America’s streets would be safer if more people are forced into long-term psychiatric care — although he admitted it would be ‘massively expensive’
Confederate statue that residents protested every weekend for 3 years is removed in North Carolina
Local officials in Edenton plan to relocate statue as part of compromise between groups for and againt memorial
Trump says he’s awarding Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom days after former mayor’s car crash
The president’s 81-year-old former attorney was injured after driver rear-ended his car over Labor Day weekend
Tens of thousands demand justice and protest against populist rule in Serbia
Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters marched again in Serbia on Monday with shielded riot police guarding the Belgrade headquarters of Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic, who has threatened a major crackdown against those protesting his pop…