The leader of a political party that did better than expected in last week's general election in Thailand has been accused of sedition by the ruling military government.
In the Kamakura Period between 1185 and 1333, a new military government was founded after the samurai were organized into groups by warlords that had some political power and took over from the weak Imperial Court.
Security across much of Mali continued to deteriorate, as 13,000 UN peacekeepers and police continued to be drawn down; the ruling junta has ordered them all out by the end of the year.