Government officials in
Myanmar report that 12 security personnel (ten policemen, one soldier and one immigration officer) and 59
Rohingya insurgents were killed overnight during coordinated attacks by insurgents on at least 26 police posts and an army base in
Rakhine State.
(BBC)(AP)
United States-supported
Somali forces shoot and kill 10 Somalis, including three children, in
Lower Shebelle's Bariire village near
Mogadishu. While the Somalia government reports the other dead were members of the
al Shabaab militia, Lower Shabelle deputy governor Ali Nur Mohamed says the victims were all civilians, farm owners, workers and their children. The
U.S. Africa Command says they are investigating these civilian casualties reports.
(Reuters)(Garowe Online)
Toronto's Sheraton Cadwell Orchestras closes and its management resigns following public backlash to a
fat-shaming email that said only "physically fit and slim" singers would be featured in shows.
(Fox News)(BBC)(Global News)
An American
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on a training mission crashes off the coast of
Yemen with six aboard, five of whom have been rescued. The search continues for the other U.S. service member.
(Reuters)(Military.com)
Thailand's Supreme Court issues an arrest warrant for former
Prime MinisterYingluck Shinawatra, who didn't appear in court for the verdict in her negligence trial regarding a rice subsidy program for farmers. The court also issued a statement questioning her attorney's report that she is unwell and a potential flight risk, citing the lack of a physician's certificate. The reading of the verdict has been rescheduled to September 27. Sources within Shinawatra's party
Pheu Thai Party have said that she has allegedly fled the country, though not saying where to, in response current prime minister
Prayuth Chan-ocha has ordered the border checkpoints to be closely monitored to prevent Shinawatra leaving the country if she has not already.
(Reuters)(The Sydney Morning Herald)(The New York Times)(BBC Asia)
President Donald Trump issues a
presidential memorandum that stops funding of
sex reassignment procedures for military personnel, and that denies entry of
transgender individuals into the military. President Trump announced this policy change via Twitter in late July. Two
LGBT rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit two weeks ago arguing this policy change is unconstitutional because it denies transgender service members equal protection and due process.
(The Washington Post)(AP via NBC News)
Government officials in
Myanmar report that 12 security personnel (ten policemen, one soldier and one immigration officer) and 59
Rohingya insurgents were killed overnight during coordinated attacks by insurgents on at least 26 police posts and an army base in
Rakhine State.
(BBC)(AP)
United States-supported
Somali forces shoot and kill 10 Somalis, including three children, in
Lower Shebelle's Bariire village near
Mogadishu. While the Somalia government reports the other dead were members of the
al Shabaab militia, Lower Shabelle deputy governor Ali Nur Mohamed says the victims were all civilians, farm owners, workers and their children. The
U.S. Africa Command says they are investigating these civilian casualties reports.
(Reuters)(Garowe Online)
Toronto's Sheraton Cadwell Orchestras closes and its management resigns following public backlash to a
fat-shaming email that said only "physically fit and slim" singers would be featured in shows.
(Fox News)(BBC)(Global News)
An American
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on a training mission crashes off the coast of
Yemen with six aboard, five of whom have been rescued. The search continues for the other U.S. service member.
(Reuters)(Military.com)
Thailand's Supreme Court issues an arrest warrant for former
Prime MinisterYingluck Shinawatra, who didn't appear in court for the verdict in her negligence trial regarding a rice subsidy program for farmers. The court also issued a statement questioning her attorney's report that she is unwell and a potential flight risk, citing the lack of a physician's certificate. The reading of the verdict has been rescheduled to September 27. Sources within Shinawatra's party
Pheu Thai Party have said that she has allegedly fled the country, though not saying where to, in response current prime minister
Prayuth Chan-ocha has ordered the border checkpoints to be closely monitored to prevent Shinawatra leaving the country if she has not already.
(Reuters)(The Sydney Morning Herald)(The New York Times)(BBC Asia)
President Donald Trump issues a
presidential memorandum that stops funding of
sex reassignment procedures for military personnel, and that denies entry of
transgender individuals into the military. President Trump announced this policy change via Twitter in late July. Two
LGBT rights organizations filed a federal lawsuit two weeks ago arguing this policy change is unconstitutional because it denies transgender service members equal protection and due process.
(The Washington Post)(AP via NBC News)