Bangkok bomb was worst ever attack on Thailand, says PM
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has said the bombing of a shrine in the capital, Bangkok, on Monday was the "worst ever attack" on the country.
The attack killed at least 20 people, including at least eight foreigners. Scores were injured.
Mr Prayuth said the perpetrators had not been identified, but that police were investigating one suspect seen on security footage at the shrine.
The bomb targeted the Erawan Hindu shrine, a major tourist attraction.
It was detonated at about 19:00 local time (12:00 GMT) on Monday when the shrine, and the Ratchaprasong junction where it is located, were crowded.
Tianjin explosions: warehouse 'handled toxic chemicals without licence' – reports
Chinese state media says company at centre of last week’s explosions worked with hazardous materials despite lacking a licence until weeks before blasts
The warehouse at the centre of last week’s explosions in the Chinese city of Tianjin received a licence to handle hazardous chemicals just two months before the disaster, Chinese media has reported.
The state-run news agency Xinhua said on Tuesday that Tianjin Dongjiang Port Rui Hai International Logistics, the company that owns the warehouse, did not have legal permission to handle such dangerous materials between October 2014 and June 2015. But the company had continued to work with hazardous chemicals, Xinhua reported, citing an unidentified company official.
Local media reported that that the president and vice-chairman of the company are among the 10 Rui Hai workers who were detained by authorities as early as last Thursday, the day after the blasts.Rajapaksa's comeback 'would be bad for Sri Lanka'
Polling has closed in Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections with results expected on Tuesday. Sociologist Rohini Hensman tells DW in an interview why the polls are incredibly crucial for the country's democratic future.
Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections have been billed as a referendum on ex-President Mahinda Rajapaksa's comeback bid. His main rival - 63-year-old Maithripala Sirisena - was elected in January and has been campaigning to reach out to minorities, who make up about a quarter of the population. He called elections early in a bid to increase his power to pass reforms.
In an interview with DW, Sri Lankan sociologist Rohini Hensman said that the voting was largely peaceful in Monday's elections but the voters did not come out in big numbers as many were expecting. The results of the elections will determine whether Sri Lanka has moved forward on the path to sustainable democracy or has slipped back, she said.
We invited an asylum seeker to a Q&A session on Facebook. This is what happened next...
August 18, 2015 - 5:59PMJewel Topsfield
Indonesia correspondent for Fairfax
Hazara asylum seeker Khadim Dai fled to Indonesia to escape the Taliban, in fear for his life.
Khadim, who was found to be a genuine refugee by the UNHCR and is living in Indonesia until he is resettled in another country, featured in the recent Fairfax Media multimedia seriesFrontiers of Hope.
He agreed to participate in a Q&A session about the life of a refugee on The Age's Facebook page on Monday night.
What happened next highlights the state of the asylum seeker debate in Australia...
Brazil: Why do Latin American protests so often call for impeachment?
Tens of thousands protested against President Rousseff on Sunday – the third time this year. Some fear a threat to democracy.
MEXICO CITY; AND RIO DE JANIERO — As Brazil faces a struggling economy and one of the largest corruption scandals in its history, people are growing increasingly impatient with the person they say is ultimately responsible: President Dilma Rousseff.
On Sunday, tens of thousands of Brazilians spilled into the street in protest. In Sao Paulo, citizens toted bright yellow placards reading, “Impeachment now.” In Rio’s Copacabana neighborhood, protesters marching along the beach carried banners comparing Brazil to communist Cuba – and perhaps more ominously, some called for military action.
Marcelo Couto, wearing a red beret and camouflage pants, says he does not favor a military dictatorship. But, he argues, “It’s for the armed forces to interfere on behalf of the masses and the majority of the population.”
Are solar panels right for you? Google's new mapping tool can help you decide.
Updated by Brad Plumer
Solar panels are all the rage these days. But it's a complicated process to figure out whether a rooftop system makes financial sense for your particular home. What kind of roof do you have? How much sun does it get? What kind of financing is available? How much are your electricity bills right now? The answers to these questions can vary from place to place, home to home.
So it's welcome news that Google wants to make this all much, much simpler with its brand new Project Sunroof tool. Plug in your address, and Google uses its aerial imagery capabilities to help you figure out whether solar power might be a worthwhile idea. (The project is still in its early stages; here's Google's announcement from Monday.)
For now, data is only available for selected parts of the country. But let's look at a sample address given in Redwood City, California. The tool first calculates both how big the roof is and how much sun it gets per year:
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