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- Protesters abandon Bangkok refuge, curfew extended
- Malawi gay couple sentenced to 14 years in jail
- ANALYSIS - U.S. base row least of problems for "feckless" Japan PM
- Australia lawmakers vote down burqa ban
- Gay couple married in Malawi sentenced to 14 years in jail
- Thai troops hunt militants as Bangkok smoulders
- Thai "red shirt" leader urges peace
- 'North Korean torpedo sank South Korean warship'
- Protesters abandon Bangkok refuge, curfew extended
- Terrorist link in arson attacks suspected
- Sports betting should not be legalised
- China official gets suspended death sentence for graft
- 28 found dead in Turkish coal mine: minister
- The blunders of online writers
- Tail of crashed Afghan plane found
- China official gets suspended death sentence for graft
- US envoy to meet Israel PM for indirect peace talks
- Suspect ETA military chief held in France: sources
- Sunken South Korean warship overshadows Clinton Asia tour
- South Korea says North torpedoed ship, tensions rise
| Protesters abandon Bangkok refuge, curfew extended Posted: 20 May 2010 02:30 AM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities restored order in Bangkok on Thursday after a night of rioting and fires that veered towards anarchy as troops took control of a camp occupied by thousands of anti-government protesters for six weeks.
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| Malawi gay couple sentenced to 14 years in jail Posted: 20 May 2010 02:30 AM PDT LILONGWE (Reuters) - A Malawi gay couple was sentenced to 14 years in jail on Thursday after being found guilty of sodomy and indecency earlier this week in a trial viewed as a test case for gay rights in the country.
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| ANALYSIS - U.S. base row least of problems for "feckless" Japan PM Posted: 20 May 2010 02:30 AM PDT TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's prime minister may be able to paper over a feud with Washington over a U.S. airbase to focus on more urgent issues such as North Korea and a rising China, but reversing a ratings slump before an election will be far tougher.
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| Australia lawmakers vote down burqa ban Posted: 20 May 2010 01:57 AM PDT SYDNEY, May 20 (AFP) - Lawmakers in Australia's most populous state voted against banning the burqa Thursday, with one accusing the Christian MP who moved the bill of stigmatising Muslims.
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| Gay couple married in Malawi sentenced to 14 years in jail Posted: 20 May 2010 01:49 AM PDT BLANTYRE, May 20 (AFP) - A Malawi court on Thursday sentenced a gay couple who staged a same-sex wedding to 14 years in prison with hard labour, two days after they were convicted of violating "the order of nature".
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| Thai troops hunt militants as Bangkok smoulders Posted: 20 May 2010 01:36 AM PDT BANGKOK, May 20 (AFP) - Plumes of smoke hung over the Thai capital and gunfire crackled Thursday as troops moved to crush militants who went on the rampage after a deadly crackdown on their anti-government protest camp.
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| Thai "red shirt" leader urges peace Posted: 20 May 2010 02:00 AM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - The leader of Thailand's "red shirts" called on supporters to be peaceful on Thursday, after rioting and arson the previous day when troops moved in to end their two-month protest movement in Bangkok.
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| 'North Korean torpedo sank South Korean warship' Posted: 19 May 2010 05:19 PM PDT
The communist North said the report, by a multi-national investigation team, was based on "sheer fabrication" and threatened "all-out war" in response to any attempt to punish it. China, whose support would be crucial in any attempt to penalise its ally, appealed for restraint. Investigators said of the March 26 sinking of the Cheonan: "The evidence points overwhelmingly to the conclusion that the torpedo was fired by a North Korean submarine. "There is no other plausible explanation." The White House called the attack "a challenge to international peace and security and a violation of the armistice agreement" which ended the 1950-53 war. British Foreign Secretary William Hague condemned a "callous act", while Japan said the North's action is "unforgivable". UN chief Ban Ki-moon described the facts in the report as deeply troubling. British, US, Australian and Swedish experts joined the South Korean probe. Deep chill The sinking caused outrage in South Korea, which declared five days of national mourning last month. Cross-border relations, which have been frosty for months, went into a deep chill. But Seoul has apparently ruled out a military counter-strike for fear of igniting all-out war and is instead likely to ask the United Nations Security Council to slap new sanctions on its neighbour. This would need agreement from China, a veto-wielding council member. "All parties should stay calm and exercise restraint," foreign ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu said, adding China would be making its own assessment of the investigation's results. But President Lee told Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in a phone conversation: "Resolute countermeasures will be taken against North Korea." South Korea, through strong international cooperation, "should make North Korea admit its wrongdoing and return as a responsible member of the international community", added Lee, whose National Security Council will meet tomorrow to weigh its reaction. Foreign ministry spokesman Kim Young-Sun called for clear measures by the international community following the attack, but said Seoul has not yet made a firm decision to go to the UN. The sinking near the Yellow Sea frontier flashpoint was the worst cross-border incident since the North's downing of a South Korean airliner in 1987 with the loss of 115 lives. The investigators laid out apparently damning evidence against Pyongyang, which is thought by some analysts to have acted in revenge for a naval firefight in November in the area. The 1,200-tonne corvette was split apart by a shockwave and bubble effect produced by the underwater explosion of a 250kg (550 pound) homing North Korean torpedo, the report said. It said parts salvaged from the Yellow Sea "perfectly match" a type of torpedo that the North has offered for export. A marking in Korea's Hangeul script was found on one recovered section, and matches markings on a stray North Korean torpedo recovered by the South seven years ago, investigators said. The report said the attack was likely carried out by a small submarine. "We confirmed that a few small submarines and a mother ship supporting them left a North Korean naval base in the West (Yellow) Sea 2-3 days prior to the attack and returned to port 2-3 days after the attack." The North's top organ, the National Defence Commission, in a statement on the official news agency, said it would send its own investigators to the South to check the purported evidence. Seoul rebuffed the proposal, saying a commission overseeing the armistice would carry out its own probe. "Our army and people will promptly react to any 'punishment' and 'retaliation' and to any 'sanctions' infringing upon our state interests with various forms of tough measures including an all-out war," the North said. It threatened in future to respond to any small border incident with a "merciless strong physical blow". - AFP
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| Protesters abandon Bangkok refuge, curfew extended Posted: 20 May 2010 01:32 AM PDT BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai authorities restored order in Bangkok on Thursday after a night of rioting and fires that veered towards anarchy as troops took control of a camp occupied by thousands of anti-government protesters for six weeks.
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| Terrorist link in arson attacks suspected Posted: 20 May 2010 01:24 AM PDT BANGKOK, May 20 (Bernama) -– As the Thai Government extends the curfew in Bangkok and 23 provinces for another three days, it is set to prosecute leaders of anti-government protesters who instigated a series of arson attacks.
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| Sports betting should not be legalised Posted: 20 May 2010 01:22 AM PDT It is completely a lie to say that "flutter builds character". Many young people will always deceive themselves and others by saying that they play only for small stakes.
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| China official gets suspended death sentence for graft Posted: 20 May 2010 12:46 AM PDT BEIJING, May 20 (AFP) - A former top official at China's commerce ministry was given a suspended death sentence on Thursday for graft including taking bribes from electronics giant GOME, state media said.
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| 28 found dead in Turkish coal mine: minister Posted: 20 May 2010 12:45 AM PDT ANKARA, May 20 (AFP) - Rescue workers on Thursday discovered the bodies of 28 miners trapped inside an underground Turkish coal mine after a gas explosion on Monday, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said.
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| The blunders of online writers Posted: 20 May 2010 12:38 AM PDT The by-election brought me to Sibu. During my week-long stay in Sibu, I met many campaigners, as well as election-watchers like myself.
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| Tail of crashed Afghan plane found Posted: 20 May 2010 12:23 AM PDT KABUL -Afghan and NATO rescuers have located the tail of a passenger plane that crashed in mountains near Kabul with 43 people on board, including three Britons and an American, an official said Thursday.
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| China official gets suspended death sentence for graft Posted: 19 May 2010 11:57 PM PDT BEIJING -A former top official at China's commerce ministry was given a suspended death sentence on Thursday for graft including taking bribes from electronics giant GOME, state media said.
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| US envoy to meet Israel PM for indirect peace talks Posted: 19 May 2010 11:20 PM PDT JERUSALEM -US envoy George Mitchell was to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday as part of "proximity talks" with the Palestinians which resumed earlier in the month, officials said.
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| Suspect ETA military chief held in France: sources Posted: 19 May 2010 11:00 PM PDT BORDEAUX, France -French police on Thursday arrested the suspected military chief of the Basque separatist group ETA, Mikel Karrera Sarobe, police sources said.
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| Sunken South Korean warship overshadows Clinton Asia tour Posted: 19 May 2010 06:33 PM PDT WASHINGTON -US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leaves Washington Thursday for an Asian tour set to be dominated by the results of a probe that found North Korea attacked and sunk a South Korean warship.
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| South Korea says North torpedoed ship, tensions rise Posted: 20 May 2010 12:59 AM PDT SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea accused the reclusive North on Thursday of torpedoing one of its warships, heightening tension in the economically powerful region and testing the international position of China, Pyongyang's only major backer.
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