Deaths from Bangkok protests reach 18

Deaths from Bangkok protests reach 18


Deaths from Bangkok protests reach 18

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 10:15 PM PDT

The death toll from the weekend's clashes between anti-government protesters and Thai security forces climbs to 18 on Sunday, authorities say.


Sudanese vote in landmark election

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 10:46 PM PDT

Sudanese voters headed to the polls Sunday in the nation's first multiparty election in 24 years.


Video captured shooting spree in Mexico

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 08:50 PM PDT

Chilling video captured by a security camera shows more than a dozen armed men carrying out a shooting spree in broad daylight that left eight people dead last month in Mexico's Chihuahua state.


Ship in restricted Australia reef

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 10:39 PM PDT

Three men arrested after bulk carrier enters Great Barrier Reef in second incident.


American teen aims for Everest record (AFP)

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 10:32 PM PDT

US teenager Jordan Romero leaves a hotel in Kathmandu on April 11. Scores of climbers will attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest during the brief climbing season this May, but Jordan is probably the only one who has brought his algebra homework.(AFP/Prakash Mathema)AFP - Scores of climbers will attempt to reach the summit of Mount Everest during the brief climbing season this May, but Jordan Romero is probably the only one who has brought his algebra homework.



Grief in Poland after air tragedy

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 10:37 PM PDT

Poland has begun a week of mourning after the deaths of President Lech Kaczynski and much of its defence establishment in a plane crash in Russia.


Bangkok death toll climbs to 18

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 09:49 PM PDT

At least 18 people are now known to have died in clashes between Thai troops and opposition supporters in Bangkok, and more than 800 were hurt.


Southern Sudan prepares to vote

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 08:07 PM PDT

The BBC's Andrew Harding has visited southern Sudan to see what impact the historic national elections will have on the region.


Evacuation after Brazil mudslides

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 09:46 PM PDT

Rescue workers are continuing to search for bodies in the homes engulfed by mudslides in Rio de Janeiro.


Grief in Poland after air tragedy

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 10:37 PM PDT

Poland has begun a week of mourning after the deaths of President Lech Kaczynski and other senior figures in a plane crash in Russia.


Polls open in Hungarian general elections

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 09:00 PM PDT

BUDAPEST -Polls opened in Hungary on Sunday at 6:00 am (0400 GMT) in the first round of general elections set to elect a new parliament of 386 seats.

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3 arrested after vessel hits Great Barrier Reef

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 07:53 PM PDT

SYDNEY -Australian police have arrested three men after a bulk carrier illegally entered the Great Barrier Reef, just days after another ship ran aground and leaked tonnes of oil at the world-famous site.

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Italy charity workers held over Afghan 'plot'

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 07:42 PM PDT

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -Three Italian charity workers were among nine people arrested in southern Afghanistan over what officials said was a plan to assassinate a provincial governor.

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Haiti camp evictions begin ahead of rainy season

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 05:09 PM PDT

PORT-AU-PRINCE -Police have moved to evict thousands of homeless quake victims from squalid encampments in Haiti's capital, even from the pitch of the country's national stadium.

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Pakistan in spotlight at Washington nuclear summit

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 10:35 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan will confront its reputation as a proliferator head-on this week when its prime minister addresses a global summit in Washington aimed at keeping nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists.


SCENARIOS - U.S. Congress moves warily toward election day

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 10:34 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Expect the divided U.S. Congress to become more partisan and less productive in the final months before November's congressional elections.


Boycott-hit vote opens in Sudan

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 10:01 PM PDT

Multi-party elections get under way despite opposition staying away from presidential poll.


Bangkok death toll climbs to 18

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 09:49 PM PDT

At least 18 people are now known to have died in clashes between Thai troops and opposition supporters in Bangkok, and more than 800 were hurt.


Southern Sudan prepares to vote

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 08:07 PM PDT

The BBC's Andrew Harding has visited southern Sudan to see what impact the historic national elections will have on the region.


Evacuation after Brazil mudslides

Posted: 10 Apr 2010 09:46 PM PDT

Rescue workers are continuing to search for bodies in the homes engulfed by mudslides in Rio de Janeiro.