Bangkok: Situation Deteriorates Hospital Evacuates Patients

The situation in Bangkok continues to deteriorate with members of the Red Shirts, United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship(UDD), invading the Chulalonghorn Hospital in downtown Bangkok in search of military...

Victoria BC: VIHA Faces New Crisis 9 Deaths in Care Home

On the heels of crises in health care on Vancouver Island, the Vancouver Island Health Authority is facing a new crisis in the deaths of nine people in a Victoria care home. Apparently the elderly victims fell to...

Bangkok: Red Shirts Appeal to EU Amid Growing Chaos

The Red Shirt faction in Bangkok, Thailand has made an appeal to the EU to send observers to help prevent a military crackdown.  The growing chaos in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand has had governments...

Thailand:Widespread Unrest Prompts Travel Warnings Canada, US, UK

Civil unrest in Thailand has prompted travel warnings from the governments of Canada, US and United Kingdom and many more countries.  The democracy of Thailand shows signs of unravelling and governments have...

Omar Khadr to Face Military Tribunal: US Justice on Trial

Omar Khadr will face a military tribunal this week to decide his fate.  Will he be sentenced to life in prison? Will he be repatriated to Canada?  Will he go free? In this long sorry saga of Guantanamo...

Bangkok Crisis: Red Shirts Offer Compromise Military Backs Off

In the aftermath of the bloody grenade explosions Friday in downtown Bangkok, the Red Shirts are offering a compromise.  Weng Tojirakarn, Red Shirt leader, demanded that the government in power stop the...

Victoria BC: Hundreds Possibly Exposed to Hep B, C, HIV

The failure to adequately clean medical instruments has left hundreds in Victoria, BC possibly exposed to Hepatitis B, C and HIV.  If you say it quickly, it sounds like a child's rhyme, but this is no...

Bangkok: Tensions Increase, Hotels Shut, Red Shirts Stay Put

Civil unrest in Bangkok has ramped up tensions as five star hotels shut sending guests to other accommodations.  The Red Shirts are staying put in the high end shopping and hotel district of Bangkok. The...

Thai Red Shirts Hold Bangkok District Emergency Decree Defied

Thailand's Red Shirts hold Bangkok's ritzy shopping district in defiance of the emergency degree that prohibits gatherings of more than five people. ""We will stay here indefinitely," Nattawut Saikua, a protest...

Sea Shepherd Waltzing Matilda Campaign Saved 528 Whales

The Sea Shepherd Society has released figures on the success of its Waltzing Matilda Campaign in the Southern Ocean, noting that they have saved 528 whales from slaughter. The Japanese Whaling fleet had permission...

Mexico Leads Way Against Human Trafficking - Blue Heart Campaign

Mexico is the first country to sign on to the UN "Blue Heart" campaign to fight human trafficking. Mexican President Felipe Calderon in conjunction with Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime...

The Dalai Lama Sends Words of Comfort to Earthquake Victims

The Dalai Lama, spiritual leader in exile, has sent words of comfort to the earthquake victims in Qinghai Province(Tibetan:Kyigudo) and added his wish to be allowed to visit the people there to directly comfort the...

Thai Red Shirt Leaders Evade Democrat Arrest in Bangkok Hotel

Three Thai Red Shirt leaders targeted for arrest by by the ruling party security forces made a bold escape Friday from a Bangkok hotel.  Aided by supporters, the leaders were filmed escaping from their...

Iceland Volcano Ash Halts TransAtlantic Flights

The eruption of the volcano in Iceland and the massive ash venting is causing major air disruptions, halting most trans-Atlantic flights.  Air space from France northwards is shut down until the ash cloud...