via Los Angeles Times The people of Myanmar got their first taste of democracy in two decades Sunday when they elected popular opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to a seat in parliament, according to her party, ushering in a new political era in the long-isolated Southeast Asian nation. Hundreds of people cheered and shouted […]
Garry Shider, the musical director for George Clinton’s Parliament-Funkadelic band known for wearing a diaper on stage, died June 16th at the age of 56.
Iraq’s second parliamentary election since the 2003 invasion has been hit by multiple attacks, with at least 24 people being killed. Two buildings were destroyed in the capital and dozens of mortars were fired across Baghdad and elsewhere. The border with Iran was closed, thousands of troops were deployed, and vehicles were banned from […]
