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The US embassy in Thailand warned on Friday that “foreign terrorists” could be looking to conduct attacks in areas of the capital, Bangkok, frequented by tourists and told its citizens in a message to be careful. Walter Braunohler, spokesman at the embassy, declined to give further details but said: “We’re warning all US citizens to [...]
Top US officials strongly condemned a video that appears to show Marines urinating on dead insurgents in Afghanistan, while the Pentagon said it had identified the unit involved. US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said the behavior in the video was “utterly deplorable,” US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke of her “total dismay,” and both [...]
Nam Phan, 28, will be the first Vietnamese-American athlete to compete at the UFC, a mixed martial arts event comprising boxing, Thai muay and karate. Phan, 1.68m tall and 66kg in weight, will compete against Mike Brown in the lightweight boxing event and he hopes to create a phenomenon at the competition, which is often [...]