Ukrainian Prime Minister To Resign Amid Political Crisis
The Prime Minister of Ukraine, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, said Sunday that he would be resigning from his office, to be formally announced on Tuesday.
Riots Don't Work, Writes New York Times Columnist Writing About Riots
Nicholas Kristof dedicates his New York Times op-ed column to the Baltimore riots today. Even though some people say rioting is good, Kristof explains, rioting is bad. It is bad like the police snapping a man’s neck and crushing his larynx and leaving him to die is bad. The two things are just like each other:
Ecuadorean President Hit with Tear Gas by Rioting Police Officers
Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa was physically assaulted by rioting police officers, who shoved him and threw a tear gas grenade. Why? A new law that would have reduced benefits and slowed salary increases. No wonder governments hate cutting spending.
One Dead, 75 Wounded amidst Explosions in Bangkok
Riot police are deployed against protestors in Bangkok after a violent night sees one death.
