“This year’s winner of the Whistleblower Award is Edward Snowden,” said the statement posted on TI Germany website.

The bus drivers and most of the passengers were stuck in the bus when it caught fire, police Lt. Assavathep Chantanaree said.

"Any settlement that isn't approved by the public should not be signed," Prime Minister Netanyahu told reporters.

They accused local police of having links to organized crime and also asked for federal police and soldiers to be sent to the town.

Obama can go ahead with a plan for the U.S. to arm the struggling Syrian rebels after some congressional concerns were eased.