Thai court gives PM more time

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday gave crisis-mired Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra more time to submit her defence against allegations of abuse of power which could see her removed from office. The premier, who is facing a cascade of legal challenges to her tenure as well as months of sometimes violent street protests, must give her defence by May 2, the court said in a statement. The case pivots on the transfer of then-national security chief Thawil Pliensri after Yingluck was elected in 2011. A group of senators filed a complaint to the court over Thawil's transfer, saying it was carried out for the benefit of Yingluck's party, according to AFP.