Thailand shuts down second airport
By VIJAY JOSHI
Associated Press Writer
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Thai authorities shut down Bangkok's second airport Thursday after it was overrun by anti-government protesters, completely cutting off the capital from air traffic as the prime minister reject ...
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Civilians flee as Congo rebels attack militia
By ANITA POWELL
Associated Press Writer
GOMA, Congo (AP) -- A rebel offensive to expel some of the perpetrators of Rwanda's 1994 genocide forced more than 3,000 civilians to flee eastern Congo to neighboring Uganda in a single day, the insurgents ...
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Video shows hostage pleaded for release
By RAPHAEL G. SATTER
Associated Press Writer
LONDON (AP) -- A French aid worker kidnapped in Afghanistan earlier this month has appeared in a video with two rifles pressed to either side of his head and chains around his legs
In the video, obtained by ...
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Raul Castro to Sean Penn: he'd meet Obama at Gitmo
By ANITA SNOW
Associated Press Writer
HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban President Raul Castro said in an interview released Wednesday that he would like to meet President-elect Barack Obama on "neutral ground" -- and he suggested the American naval base a ...
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Aussies debate government battle against bottle
By KRISTEN GELINEAU
Associated Press Writer
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- The blood oozes crimson from a jagged gash in the man's head onto the starched white hospital sheet. A booze-fueled bar brawl has left his face shredded, his brain damaged.
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At least 82 killed as gunmen rampage in India city
By RAMOLA TALWAR BADAM
Associated Press Writer
MUMBAI, India (AP) -- Teams of gunmen stormed luxury hotels, a popular restaurant, hospitals and a crowded train station in coordinated attacks across India's financial capital, killing at least ...
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China postpones EU summit over Dalai Lama visit
By JOHN LEICESTER
Associated Press Writer
PARIS (AP) -- China took the extraordinary step Wednesday of indefinitely postponing a summit with the European Union in retaliation for plans by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and other European offic ...
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Thai army chief calls for elections to end crisis
By CHRIS BLAKE
Associated Press Writer
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Thailand's army commander urged protesters Wednesday to leave Bangkok airport and called for elections to end the country's political crisis after a day of chaos in which thousan ...
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Karzai says US, NATO created 'parallel' government
By FISNIK ABRASHI
Associated Press Writer
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- President Hamid Karzai criticized the U.S. and other foreign countries for creating a "parallel government" in the countryside during a blunt overview of Afghanistan's probl ...
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Protesters shut Thailand's international airport
By CHRIS BLAKE
Associated Press Writer
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) -- Protesters commandeering Thailand's main airport forced the cancellation of hundreds of flights and stranded thousands of travelers Wednesday in a major escalation of their 4-mont ...
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Iraq Shiites, Kurds meet Sunni demand on US pact
By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA
Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraq's ruling Shiite and Kurdish blocs made a key concession Wednesday to Sunni Arab legislators in hopes of securing a big majority in a crucial parliamentary vote later in the day ...
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Official: Sunken 'pirate' ship was Thai boat
By MUNEEZA NAQVI
Associated Press Writer
NEW DELHI (AP) -- The pirate "mother ship" sunk last week by the Indian navy was actually a Thai fishing trawler seized hours earlier by pirates, a maritime agency said Wednesday. The Indian navy defended it ...
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