The revolutionary leader told a visiting American journalist and a U.S.-Cuba policy expert that the island's state-dominated system is in need of change, a rare comment on domestic affairs from a man who has taken pains to steer clear of local issues since illness forced him to step down as president four years ago.

The owner of a Los Angeles staffing firm and five others were indicted on suspicion of holding approximately 400 Thai workers on farms in Hawaii in conditions of forced labor, according to an indictment filed September 1 in U.S. federal court in Hawaii.

WASHINGTON (WAVY) - A fallen Vietnam War-era airman will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for heroism from President Barack Obama during a White House ceremony on September 21.

In a statement, the company said the investment was part of a two-stage capital-raising programme that would result in Thaksin's investment firm, Global PS Telecom Investment Company, holding 34,99 percent of Miranda Minerals.