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- Pro-Thaksin party wins Thai election by landslide
- Protests set after Moroccan king wins referendum
- Yemen to step up army operations amid unrest in south
- Japan PM eyes China visit despite quit vow
- Thaksin’s sister shakes up Thai election
- Traders caught in the middle of illegal street demonstrations
- Usage of public transport to reach 40% by 2020
- As Thais vote, red shirts rally behind opposition
- Edgy Thailand votes in crucial test of stability
- Edgy Thailand votes in crucial test of stability
- Gaza flotilla aims to leave Greece next week
- Hezbollah leader rejects Hariri court indictments
- Yemen to step up army operations amid unrest in south
- Japan PM eyes China visit despite quit vow - paper
- Anti-China demo in Vietnam despite clampdown
- Inquest into Ahmad Sarbani’s death begins tomorrow
- China's frustrated migrant workers rise up
- Crowds cheer Monaco's Prince Albert and new bride
- Two-third of Britons think economy getting worse - poll
- Inevitability building in Libya - Obama adviser
| Pro-Thaksin party wins Thai election by landslide Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:55 AM PDT BANGKOK, July 3 — Thailand's opposition Puea Thai Party, allied with ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, won a general election today by a landslide with 299 of 500 available parliamentary seats, according to an exit poll by Bangkok's Suan Dusit University. The nationwide poll of 157,759 people who cast their vote showed Prime Minister ... 
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| Protests set after Moroccan king wins referendum Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:45 AM PDT RABAT. July 3 — Morocco's "Arab Spring" protesters said they were undeterred despite a landslide victory for King Mohammed in a referendum on constitutional changes they say do nothing to ease his autocratic grip on power. Preliminary results of Friday's poll showed 98.5 per cent of voters approved the text on turnout officials estimated at 73 per ... 
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| Yemen to step up army operations amid unrest in south Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:04 AM PDT SANAA, July 3 — Yemen said they would step up military operations yesterday as clashes with suspected Islamist militants raged in the south of the fractious Arabian Peninsula state. With mass protests demanding an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year rule still paralysing Yemen after six months, the southern province of Abyan has ... 
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| Japan PM eyes China visit despite quit vow Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:28 PM PDT TOKYO, July 3 — Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan is considering visiting China in October, a sign he wants to cling to his job longer than widely believed, the Sankei daily said today. Kan said last month he would hand over his duties to the younger generation in his party after progress is made in rebuilding after the March 11 earthquake and ... 
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| Thaksin’s sister shakes up Thai election Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:14 PM PDT BANGKOK, July 3 — With her telegenic good looks and powerful political support, Yingluck Shinawatra has shaken up Thailand's first parliamentary election since a wave of political violence last year. The 44-year-old businesswoman, sister of fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, has vaulted swiftly into front runner status in today's ... 
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| Traders caught in the middle of illegal street demonstrations Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:03 AM PDT Amid plans by various quarters to hold illegal street demonstrations and rallies, Klang Valley traders do not deny their difficult position being caught in the middle of this situation.
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| Usage of public transport to reach 40% by 2020 Posted: 02 Jul 2011 11:58 PM PDT At least 40 per cent of the population residing in Kuala Lumpur is expected to use public transport by 2020, hence reducing traffic congestion in the metropolitan city, says Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Abdul Rahim Bakri.
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| As Thais vote, red shirts rally behind opposition Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:08 AM PDT BAN SAMPRAN, Thailand (Reuters) - In Thailand's rural "red shirt" heartlands, villagers set out for polling stations early on Sunday, hoping to change the country's government and avoid further bloodshed after six years of sporadic unrest. 
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| Edgy Thailand votes in crucial test of stability Posted: 03 Jul 2011 12:08 AM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand voted on Sunday in an election that will test whether one of Asia's most promising nations can end a six-year crisis marked by bloody protests, military crackdowns and growing tension between rich and poor. 
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| Edgy Thailand votes in crucial test of stability Posted: 02 Jul 2011 11:06 PM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand voted on Sunday in an election that will test whether one of Asia's most promising nations can end a six-year crisis marked by bloody protests, military crackdowns and growing tensions between rich and poor. 
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| Gaza flotilla aims to leave Greece next week Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:35 PM PDT ATHENS (Reuters) - A pro-Palestinian flotilla hopes to leave Greece early next week to challenge Israel's sea blockade of the Gaza Strip despite the arrest of the American captain of one of the vessels, organisers said on Saturday. 
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| Hezbollah leader rejects Hariri court indictments Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:04 PM PDT BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Saturday that authorities would never arrest members of the Shi'ite militant group indicted by a U.N.-backed tribunal seeking the killers of statesman Rafik al-Hariri. 
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| Yemen to step up army operations amid unrest in south Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:04 PM PDT ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen said they would step up military operations on Saturday as clashes with suspected Islamist militants raged in the south of the fractious Arabian Peninsula state. 
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| Japan PM eyes China visit despite quit vow - paper Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:04 PM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan is considering visiting China in October, a sign he wants to cling to his job longer than widely believed, the Sankei daily said on Sunday. 
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| Anti-China demo in Vietnam despite clampdown Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:28 PM PDT About 100 anti-China protesters marched peacefully in Vietnam Sunday despite a heavy security clampdown and a vow by both countries to rein in public opinion over tensions in the South China Sea.
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| Inquest into Ahmad Sarbani’s death begins tomorrow Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:19 PM PDT The inquest proceedings to investigate the death of Selangor Customs Assistant Director, Ahmad Sarbani Mohamed, will begin tomorrow at the Magistrate's Court 3, here.
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| China's frustrated migrant workers rise up Posted: 02 Jul 2011 10:18 PM PDT Migrant worker Yue Yaowei has lived in Beijing for six years but is not recognised as a resident of the Chinese capital -- and so cannot get health insurance, buy a car or purchase a house.
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| Crowds cheer Monaco's Prince Albert and new bride Posted: 02 Jul 2011 09:33 PM PDT MONTE CARLO (Reuters) - With a wink and a smile, Monaco's ruler Prince Albert married South African swimmer Charlene Wittstock on Saturday in a ceremony attended by a who's who of European royalty and the international elite. 
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| Two-third of Britons think economy getting worse - poll Posted: 02 Jul 2011 09:33 PM PDT LONDON (Reuters) - Two-thirds of Britons think the economy is getting worse and most are cutting back drastically on their spending to make ends meet in the face of rising food, fuel and energy prices, according to a poll on Sunday. 
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| Inevitability building in Libya - Obama adviser Posted: 02 Jul 2011 09:33 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Efforts to pressure Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi out of power are succeeding, and there will not be stability in Libya until he steps down, U.S. national security adviser Tom Donilon said. 
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