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Anti-government protest takes to the streets of Bangkok (2nd Roundup)
Mar 20, 2010, 14:32 GMT
Bangkok - An estimated 100,000 anti-government demonstrators joined a 'red caravan' protest on wheels through Bangkok's congestion-prone streets Saturday in an attempt to win the capital over and force the dissolution of parliament. ... more
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Japan's exports soar in February, trade surplus widens (Roundup)
Mar 24, 2010, 11:31 GMT
Tokyo - Growing demand from Asia and the United States helped Japan's exports surge 45.3 per cent in February from a year earlier to 5.13 trillion yen (56.7 billion dollars), the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. ... more
Dry rivers cut power supply in south-west China
Mar 24, 2010, 11:28 GMT
Beijing - Low water levels at hydropower plants have caused electricity shortages in parts of south-western China, adding to the devastation brought by the worst drought for 60 years, state media said on Wednesday. ... more
Two Uighur brothers held in Guantanamo arrive in Switzerland
Mar 24, 2010, 9:45 GMT
Geneva - Two brothers held at the United States military detention centre in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have arrived in Switzerland after being released, an official said Wednesday. ... more
Indonesian police ban gay meeting
Mar 24, 2010, 9:34 GMT
Surabaya, Indonesia - Police in Indonesia's second-largest city said Wednesday that they had banned a planned meeting of gay and transsexual people, citing Muslim opposition. ... more
Vietnam police arrest five smugglers of elephant tusks
Mar 24, 2010, 7:06 GMT
Hanoi - Police arrested five men for smuggling 150 kilograms of elephant ivory from Vietnam to China, an officer said Wednesday. ... more
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- Myanmar opposition party to decide next week on contesting polls
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In Pictures: 'China Drought'
Mar 21, 2010, 17:52 GMT
Street politics prevail in Bangkok (News Feature)
Mar 21, 2010, 6:00 GMT
Bangkok - Bangkok has witnessed another week of street politics, a seemingly more effective means of achieving political goals in Thailand than the dull parliamentary process. ... more
