Indian PM says won’t bar ‘honored guest’ Dalai Lama from border area despite China protest
India to China: Dalai Lama an ‘honored guest’ Leaders of 16 Asian nations meet in Thailand for talks on economy, disasters, climate change
Leaders of 16 Asian nations meet in Thailand Myanmar elections, North Korean nuclear program, global crisis feature at Asian summitCHA-AM, Thailand — Southeast Asian leaders, having launched the region’s first human rights watchdog, called Saturday on military-ruled Myanmar to conduct free and fair elections next year but refrained from criticizing one of the world’s worst human rights offenders. Southeast Asian leaders launch human rights body at annual summit amid strong criticismCHA-AM, Thailand — Southeast Asian nations inaugurated their first regional human rights commission Friday, a watchdog immediately derided as toothless by activists who walked out of a meeting to protest being snubbed by five of the governments involved. Southeast Asia leaders launches human rights body at annual summit amid strong criticismCHA-AM, Thailand — Southeast Asian nations inaugurated a human rights commission Friday which was immediately blasted by representatives of civil society organizations who walked out of a meeting to protest being cold-shouldered by five regional regimes. Massive security to stop demonstrations as Asian leaders prepare for summit in ThailandCHA-AM, Thailand — Thailand has deployed more than 36,000 military and police to guard a summit of Asian leaders, working to prevent any repeat of the disruptions that shut down another meeting earlier this year, an official said Thursday. |