Greste 'devastated' by court verdict
Peter Greste -one of the three Al-Jazeera journalists jailed in Egypt this week- has said he is devastated and outraged by the verdict.
He said the trial had been an attempt to use the court to intimidate and silence critical voices in the media.In a statement issued by his brothers, who visited him in prison in Cairo, he said prosecutors had failed to provide a single piece of concrete evidence to support claims that he and his colleagues were guilty of spreading false news.
Mr Greste, Mohammed Fahmy and Baher Mohammed were given seven-year prison sentences on Monday, sparking an international outcry.
Thai general denies coup was planned
One of Thailand's most senior generals has denied that last month's military coup was planned in advance.
In a BBC interview, Lieutenant General Chatchalerm Chalermsukh rejected claims from a key political supporter of the coup that the military had been preparing for months to take over.
He said the detention of politicians, academics and activists was designed to give people time to cool off after a period of turmoil.
The general promised that a reconciliation process would start soon and denied that there was a climate of fear in Thailand.
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