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No resistance as crowds occupy Thai capital in festive protest

No resistance as crowds occupy Thai capital in festive protest

 Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters occupied parts of central Bangkok on Monday, ratcheting up a two-month agitation to force…
Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh prime minister

Sheikh Hasina sworn in as Bangladesh prime minister

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sworn in as Bangladesh's prime minister on Sunday for a third spell, after a deadly…
Israelis pay last respects to warrior-statesman Sharon

Israelis pay last respects to warrior-statesman Sharon

Former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's body lay in state on Sunday outside parliament in Jerusalem, where thousands of Israelis waited…
Car bomb against army recruits kills eight in Baghdad

Car bomb against army recruits kills eight in Baghdad

A car bomb targeting army recruits killed at least eight people and wounded 12 in Baghdad on Sunday, security and…
Thai protest leader rejects compromise but says ‘no civil war’

Thai protest leader rejects compromise but says ‘no civil war’

The leader of a movement trying to topple Thailand's government said he would call off his protest if civil war…
Sources: Gunmen kill Libyan deputy industry minister

Sources: Gunmen kill Libyan deputy industry minister

Gunmen killed Libya's Deputy Industry Minister Hassan al-Drowi late on Saturday as he was visiting shops in the coastal city…
US names militants involved in Benghazi attack

US names militants involved in Benghazi attack

The Obama administration for the first time on Friday identified two militant groups in Libya, including one led by a…
Nearly 500 killed in Syria rebel-jihadist fighting

Nearly 500 killed in Syria rebel-jihadist fighting

Nearly 500 people, among them at least 85 civilians, have been killed in a week of fighting pitting Syrian rebels…
South Sudan government says key oil hub Bentiu recaptured

South Sudan government says key oil hub Bentiu recaptured

 South Sudanese troops on Friday recaptured the key northern oil city of Bentiu from rebel forces, officials said, following days…
Israel announces plans for building 1,400 settlement homes

Israel announces plans for building 1,400 settlement homes

 Israel on Friday announced plans to build 1,400 new homes in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, days after…
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