Jul 18, 2015

Saudi-Backed Forces Said to Wrest Aden, Yemen, From Houthis - The New York Times

Saudi-Backed Forces Said to Wrest Aden, Yemen, From Houthis - The New York Times

Public Enemy? At Home in Mexico, ‘El Chapo’ Is Folk Hero No. 1 - The New York Times

Public Enemy? At Home in Mexico, ‘El Chapo’ Is Folk Hero No. 1 - The New York Times

Report: Cost to fix aging sewers, roads, schools will far exceed available funds - The Washington Post

Report: Cost to fix aging sewers, roads, schools will far exceed available funds - The Washington Post

Synthetic drugs could become Washington’s next drug horror - The Washington Post

Synthetic drugs could become Washington’s next drug horror - The Washington Post

Chattanooga, Terrorism, and the Dangers of Lax Gun Laws - The New Yorker

Chattanooga, Terrorism, and the Dangers of Lax Gun Laws - The New Yorker

Tennessee suspect texted friend link to Islamic verse before attack | Reuters

Tennessee suspect texted friend link to Islamic verse before attack | Reuters

Eid travelers stuck as Indonesia volcanoes shut airports - CNN.com

Eid travelers stuck as Indonesia volcanoes shut airports - CNN.com

ISIS Used Chemical Weapons In Syria: Monitor

ISIS Used Chemical Weapons In Syria: Monitor

Saudi Arabia Says Thwarts ISIS Attacks, Hundreds Arrested

Saudi Arabia Says Thwarts ISIS Attacks, Hundreds Arrested

Obama Is Sending Military-Grade Spy Gear To Egypt. What Could Go Wrong?

Obama Is Sending Military-Grade Spy Gear To Egypt. What Could Go Wrong?

Joint legal database for Portuguese-speaking African Countries extended to Timor-Leste | Macauhub English

Joint legal database for Portuguese-speaking African Countries extended to Timor-Leste | Macauhub English

Turkey Cracks Down on Islamic State Militants

Turkey Cracks Down on Islamic State Militants

At least 19 Boko Haram insurgents killed in Chad -source | Top News | Reuters

At least 19 Boko Haram insurgents killed in Chad -source | Top News | Reuters

Barack Obama’s big gamble: Will Iran deal secure his presidential legacy? - Telegraph

Barack Obama’s big gamble: Will Iran deal secure his presidential legacy? - Telegraph

Jul 12, 2015

Obituaries Shed Euphemisms to Chronicle Toll of Heroin - The New York Times

Obituaries Shed Euphemisms to Chronicle Toll of Heroin - The New York Times

In Fiery Speeches, Francis Excoriates Global Capitalism - The New York Times

In Fiery Speeches, Francis Excoriates Global Capitalism - The New York Times

In Tourist Destinations, a Picture of Excess - The New York Times

In Tourist Destinations, a Picture of Excess - The New York Times

The Best Way to Vilify Hillary Clinton? G.O.P. Spends Heavily to Test It - The New York Times

The Best Way to Vilify Hillary Clinton? G.O.P. Spends Heavily to Test It - The New York Times

China Fences In Its Nomads, and an Ancient Life Withers - The New York Times

China Fences In Its Nomads, and an Ancient Life Withers - The New York Times

Atticus Finch is a racist in To Kill a Mockingbird’s sequel | Books | The Guardian

Atticus Finch is a racist in To Kill a Mockingbird’s sequel | Books | The Guardian

The history of British slave ownership has been buried: now its scale can be revealed | World news | The Guardian

The history of British slave ownership has been buried: now its scale can be revealed | World news | The Guardian

Drug lord Chapo Guzman tunnels out of maximum-security Mexico prison - The Washington Post

Drug lord Chapo Guzman tunnels out of maximum-security Mexico prison - The Washington Post

We don’t trust drinking fountains anymore, and that’s bad for our health - The Washington Post

We don’t trust drinking fountains anymore, and that’s bad for our health - The Washington Post

How a family of six lost their home and struggled to find a new one - The Washington Post

How a family of six lost their home and struggled to find a new one - The Washington Post

An opportunity gamed away | The Washington Post

An opportunity gamed away | The Washington Post

Jul 11, 2015

Academic blames military for weakening democracy - Thailand News - Thailand Forum

Academic blames military for weakening democracy - Thailand News - Thailand Forum

Burma: The generals win again » The Gisborne Herald | Gisborne's latest News, Sport, Family Notices, Photos and Events

Burma: The generals win again » The Gisborne Herald | Gisborne's latest News, Sport, Family Notices, Photos and Events

Refugees in Idaho find both success, opposition | Local News | Idahostatesman.com

Refugees in Idaho find both success, opposition | Local News | Idahostatesman.com

Wikileaks Release: What Hacking Team Accomplished

Wikileaks Release: What Hacking Team Accomplished

Volcanic Ash Closes Airports Across Indonesia | WIRED

Volcanic Ash Closes Airports Across Indonesia | WIRED

Malaysia’s Critics Fear U.S. May Ease Stance on Trafficking - The New York Times

Malaysia’s Critics Fear U.S. May Ease Stance on Trafficking - The New York Times

Inquiry: Psychologists group colluded with Pentagon, CIA on interrogations - The Washington Post

Inquiry: Psychologists group colluded with Pentagon, CIA on interrogations - The Washington Post

White House to make public records more public - The Washington Post

White House to make public records more public - The Washington Post

Jul 10, 2015

How Businesses Survive When Caught in the Middle of a Territorial Dispute - Bloomberg Business

How Businesses Survive When Caught in the Middle of a Territorial Dispute - Bloomberg Business

Piracy increases by 22% in Southeast Asia

Piracy increases by 22% in Southeast Asia

10 things to know before starting your e-commerce venture in Southeast Asia

10 things to know before starting your e-commerce venture in Southeast Asia

'I am not a thief': Malaysian PM denies corruption but is losing battle to clear his name

'I am not a thief': Malaysian PM denies corruption but is losing battle to clear his name

This week in Jakarta: Chief concerns

This week in Jakarta: Chief concerns

Solidarity, students and shackles

Solidarity, students and shackles

Thai democracy’s waiting game

Thai democracy’s waiting game

Governing borderless threats

Governing borderless threats

Human Curation Is Back | Monday Note

Human Curation Is Back | Monday Note

A Radical Vatican? - The New Yorker

A Radical Vatican? - The New Yorker

The Work We Do While We Sleep - The New Yorker

The Work We Do While We Sleep - The New Yorker

The Mob's IT Department | Bloomberg Business

The Mob's IT Department | Bloomberg Business

F.D.A. Is Set to Toughen Nonaspirin Warnings - The New York Times

F.D.A. Is Set to Toughen Nonaspirin Warnings - The New York Times

Jeb Bush Outstrips Rivals in Fund-Raising as ‘Super PACs’ Swell Candidates’ Coffers - The New York Times

Jeb Bush Outstrips Rivals in Fund-Raising as ‘Super PACs’ Swell Candidates’ Coffers - The New York Times

ISIS Leaders Reported Killed in Drone Strike in Afghanistan - The New York Times

ISIS Leaders Reported Killed in Drone Strike in Afghanistan - The New York Times

Yemen Truce Deal Is Reached, U.N. Says - The New York Times

Yemen Truce Deal Is Reached, U.N. Says - The New York Times

Turkey’s President Issues Mandate to Form a New Government - The New York Times

Turkey’s President Issues Mandate to Form a New Government - The New York Times

Taliban Were Authorized to Talk, Afghan Envoys Say - The New York Times

Taliban Were Authorized to Talk, Afghan Envoys Say - The New York Times

Reinventing Google for a Mobile World - The New York Times

Reinventing Google for a Mobile World - The New York Times

How to use Facebook’s new News Feed controls - The Washington Post

How to use Facebook’s new News Feed controls - The Washington Post

How the Nazi telegram that helped drive Hitler to suicide was nearly forgotten in a S.C. safe - The Washington Post

How the Nazi telegram that helped drive Hitler to suicide was nearly forgotten in a S.C. safe - The Washington Post

Hillary Clinton’s push on gun control marks a shift in presidential politics - The Washington Post

Hillary Clinton’s push on gun control marks a shift in presidential politics - The Washington Post

Soy sauce spoiler alert: what westerners enjoy is the equivalent of boxed wine | Life and style | The Guardian

Soy sauce spoiler alert: what westerners enjoy is the equivalent of boxed wine | Life and style | The Guardian

Confederate flag removed from South Carolina capitol in victory for activists | US news | The Guardian

Confederate flag removed from South Carolina capitol in victory for activists | US news | The Guardian

Lt. Gen. Iriberri is new AFP chief - CNN Philippines

Lt. Gen. Iriberri is new AFP chief - CNN Philippines

Obama’s immigration orders face dim outlook at federal court | TheHill

Obama’s immigration orders face dim outlook at federal court | TheHill

West Papua situation similar to East Timor prior to independence, activist says - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

West Papua situation similar to East Timor prior to independence, activist says - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

UN, activists slam Thailand’s repatriation of Uighurs to China; consulate in Turkey ransacked - The Globe and Mail

UN, activists slam Thailand’s repatriation of Uighurs to China; consulate in Turkey ransacked - The Globe and Mail

Facebook Just Gave You More Control Over Your News Feed | TIME

Facebook Just Gave You More Control Over Your News Feed | TIME

Millions more of Americans hit by government personnel data hack - The Times of India

Millions more of Americans hit by government personnel data hack - The Times of India

Jul 7, 2015

Most Smartphone Users Still Rely on Computer for Web Purchases

Most Smartphone Users Still Rely on Computer for Web Purchases

Cambodia's Hun Sen Asks For UN Map to Help End Domestic Dispute Over Border With Vietnam

Cambodia's Hun Sen Asks For UN Map to Help End Domestic Dispute Over Border With Vietnam

Cambodians try their luck on Vietnam's streets ucanews.com

Cambodians try their luck on Vietnam's streets ucanews.com

Hit by drought and seawater, Bangkok tap water may run out in a month - The Nation

Hit by drought and seawater, Bangkok tap water may run out in a month - The Nation

General: Ill-intentioned foreigners behind dissident students | Bangkok Post: news

General: Ill-intentioned foreigners behind dissident students | Bangkok Post: news

Massive train disruptions on 2 main MRT lines « Editorial « TR EMERITUS

Massive train disruptions on 2 main MRT lines « Editorial « TR EMERITUS

Reform Party asks PM Lee to account for use of state resources in defamation suit with Roy Ngerng | The Online Citizen

Reform Party asks PM Lee to account for use of state resources in defamation suit with Roy Ngerng | The Online Citizen

Singapore named in two alleged corruption cases in M’sia and Thailand | The Online Citizen

Singapore named in two alleged corruption cases in M’sia and Thailand | The Online Citizen

No further action on PAP MP’s alleged seditious posting, says Police | The Online Citizen

No further action on PAP MP’s alleged seditious posting, says Police | The Online Citizen

WikiSabah News: Gov't agencies bought citizen-spying software

WikiSabah News: Gov't agencies bought citizen-spying software

Najib Razak’s gamble

Najib Razak’s gamble

Thailand’s thieves in uniform

Thailand’s thieves in uniform

Najib-1MDB scandal: Malaysian authorities freeze bank accounts- Nikkei Asian Review

Najib-1MDB scandal: Malaysian authorities freeze bank accounts- Nikkei Asian Review

Bangkok-Istanbul flight emergency lands after bomb threat | Bangkok Post: news

Bangkok-Istanbul flight emergency lands after bomb threat | Bangkok Post: news

With Subtle Signals, Supreme Court Justices Request the Cases They Want to Hear - The New York Times

With Subtle Signals, Supreme Court Justices Request the Cases They Want to Hear - The New York Times

Singapore Frees Amos Yee, 16, Blogger Who Criticized Lee Kuan Yew - The New York Times

Singapore Frees Amos Yee, 16, Blogger Who Criticized Lee Kuan Yew - The New York Times

U.N. Chief Calls for New Inquiry Into 1961 Plane Crash That Killed Dag Hammarskjold - The New York Times

U.N. Chief Calls for New Inquiry Into 1961 Plane Crash That Killed Dag Hammarskjold - The New York Times

Global Poverty Drops Sharply, With China Making Big Strides, U.N. Report Says - The New York Times

Global Poverty Drops Sharply, With China Making Big Strides, U.N. Report Says - The New York Times

Remnant of Boston’s Brutal Winter Threatens to Outlast Summer - The New York Times

Remnant of Boston’s Brutal Winter Threatens to Outlast Summer - The New York Times

Boko Haram’s Civilian Attacks in Nigeria Intensify - The New York Times

Boko Haram’s Civilian Attacks in Nigeria Intensify - The New York Times

Hillary Clinton’s Team Is Wary as Bernie Sanders Finds Footing in Iowa - The New York Times

Hillary Clinton’s Team Is Wary as Bernie Sanders Finds Footing in Iowa - The New York Times

A company that sells hacking tools to governments just got hacked - The Washington Post

A company that sells hacking tools to governments just got hacked - The Washington Post

Obama working to make Vietnam an ally in dealing with China’s rise - The Washington Post

Obama working to make Vietnam an ally in dealing with China’s rise - The Washington Post

The making of a Hillary Clinton echo chamber - The Washington Post

The making of a Hillary Clinton echo chamber - The Washington Post

How Texas is whitewashing Civil War history - The Washington Post

How Texas is whitewashing Civil War history - The Washington Post

T-Mobile quietly reveals how many government data demands it gets | ZDNet

T-Mobile quietly reveals how many government data demands it gets | ZDNet

Thai military court releases 14 student protesters after calls from EU and UN | World news | The Guardian

Thai military court releases 14 student protesters after calls from EU and UN | World news | The Guardian

Warren Buffett makes $2.84bn donation to Gates Foundation and charities | US news | The Guardian

Warren Buffett makes $2.84bn donation to Gates Foundation and charities | US news | The Guardian

Our media's Isis threat hype machine: government stenography at its worst | Trevor Timm | Comment is free | The Guardian

Our media's Isis threat hype machine: government stenography at its worst | Trevor Timm | Comment is free | The Guardian

Why do so many Democrats support Bernie Sanders? | Steve Winkler | Comment is free | The Guardian

Why do so many Democrats support Bernie Sanders? | Steve Winkler | Comment is free | The Guardian

China and Russia: the world's new superpower axis? | World news | The Guardian

China and Russia: the world's new superpower axis? | World news | The Guardian

Al-Shabaab kills more than a dozen in Kenya attack weeks before Obama visit | World news | The Guardian

Al-Shabaab kills more than a dozen in Kenya attack weeks before Obama visit | World news | The Guardian

Colony, state or independence: Puerto Rico's status anxiety adds to debt crisis | World news | The Guardian

Colony, state or independence: Puerto Rico's status anxiety adds to debt crisis | World news | The Guardian

Edward Snowden plea deal with US a possibility, says Eric Holder | US news | The Guardian

Edward Snowden plea deal with US a possibility, says Eric Holder | US news | The Guardian

Jul 6, 2015

Mon Hluttaw representatives discuss increase in delegates - Independent Mon News Agency | Independent Mon News Agency

Mon Hluttaw representatives discuss increase in delegates - Independent Mon News Agency | Independent Mon News Agency

Karen Leaders Prepare for National Conference

Karen Leaders Prepare for National Conference

Thein Sein To Consider Second Term: Japanese Media

Thein Sein To Consider Second Term: Japanese Media

‘If They Hold a Hard Line, Peace Will Be Difficult’

‘If They Hold a Hard Line, Peace Will Be Difficult’

Military Opposition to Charter Change Could Entrench Public Trust Deficit

Military Opposition to Charter Change Could Entrench Public Trust Deficit

Dateline Politics: ‘Ups and Downs, Like Waves’

Dateline Politics: ‘Ups and Downs, Like Waves’

Malaysian Leader Risks Criminal Charges Over Fund

Malaysian Leader Risks Criminal Charges Over Fund

Israeli Cabinet Rejects Measure to Ease Jewish Conversions - The New York Times

Israeli Cabinet Rejects Measure to Ease Jewish Conversions - The New York Times

War Veterans Lead the Way in Reconciling Former Enemies - The New York Times

War Veterans Lead the Way in Reconciling Former Enemies - The New York Times

Marco Rubio Is Hardly a Hero in Cuba. He Likes That. - The New York Times

Marco Rubio Is Hardly a Hero in Cuba. He Likes That. - The New York Times

White Supremacists Extend Their Reach Through Websites - The New York Times

White Supremacists Extend Their Reach Through Websites - The New York Times

When we blame tech for everything, capitalism gets off the hook | SE Smith | Comment is free | The Guardian

When we blame tech for everything, capitalism gets off the hook | SE Smith | Comment is free | The Guardian

Divided Mexico unites against Trump: 'He has no respect for human beings' | World news | The Guardian

Divided Mexico unites against Trump: 'He has no respect for human beings' | World news | The Guardian

Greek debt crisis: Opposition leaders back Alexis Tsipras in negotiations - live updates | World news | The Guardian

Greek debt crisis: Opposition leaders back Alexis Tsipras in negotiations - live updates | World news | The Guardian

Jul 5, 2015

Arianna Huffington’s Improbable, Insatiable Content Machine - The New York Times

Arianna Huffington’s Improbable, Insatiable Content Machine - The New York Times

A Philosophy of Herbs - The New York Times

A Philosophy of Herbs - The New York Times

Panera’s Mission to Be Anything but Artificial - The New York Times

Panera’s Mission to Be Anything but Artificial - The New York Times

Paris’s Voiceless Find a Megaphone Online - The New York Times

Paris’s Voiceless Find a Megaphone Online - The New York Times

Afghan Forces Battle Taliban as Lawmakers Reject Defense Minister - The New York Times

Afghan Forces Battle Taliban as Lawmakers Reject Defense Minister - The New York Times

Top-Selling Diet Drug Phentermine Is Cheap and Easy to Get - The New York Times

Top-Selling Diet Drug Phentermine Is Cheap and Easy to Get - The New York Times

In Health Law, a Boon for Diet Clinics - The New York Times

In Health Law, a Boon for Diet Clinics - The New York Times

Facing a Selfie Election, Presidential Hopefuls Grin and Bear It - The New York Times

Facing a Selfie Election, Presidential Hopefuls Grin and Bear It - The New York Times

Argentina indigenous chieftain leads fight to reclaim ancestral land | World news | The Guardian

Argentina indigenous chieftain leads fight to reclaim ancestral land | World news | The Guardian

As Bernie Sanders' popularity surges, Democrats question socialist label | US news | The Guardian

As Bernie Sanders' popularity surges, Democrats question socialist label | US news | The Guardian

How new drugs helping millions of Americans live longer are also making them go broke - The Washington Post

How new drugs helping millions of Americans live longer are also making them go broke - The Washington Post

Voters are shifting to Democrats, flashing a warning for Republicans - The Washington Post

Voters are shifting to Democrats, flashing a warning for Republicans - The Washington Post

Greece appears to vote ‘no’ in referendum on bailout - The Washington Post

Greece appears to vote ‘no’ in referendum on bailout - The Washington Post

Where is Google taking us? | Technology | The Guardian

Where is Google taking us? | Technology | The Guardian

Progressive rebels in the American south fight a flag – and the Klansman next door | World news | The Guardian

Progressive rebels in the American south fight a flag – and the Klansman next door | World news | The Guardian

Secrecy over fracking chemicals clouds environmental risks, advocates say | Environment | The Guardian

Secrecy over fracking chemicals clouds environmental risks, advocates say | Environment | The Guardian

Knoxville black church stands strong after arson – 'ultimate act of cowardice' | World news | The Guardian

Knoxville black church stands strong after arson – 'ultimate act of cowardice' | World news | The Guardian

Clinton defends progressive record as campaigns hit Independence Day | US news | The Guardian

Clinton defends progressive record as campaigns hit Independence Day | US news | The Guardian

'This country's bankrupt': supporters keep Donald Trump in business | US news | The Guardian

'This country's bankrupt': supporters keep Donald Trump in business | US news | The Guardian

'Offensive and inaccurate': Marco Rubio rejects Donald Trump's Mexico remarks | US news | The Guardian

'Offensive and inaccurate': Marco Rubio rejects Donald Trump's Mexico remarks | US news | The Guardian