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Bangkok airport flights to resume on Thursday
International flights from Bangkok's main airport are set to resume on Thursday after protesters began to end a blockade of the facility, a top airport authority official said.
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Intelligence chief quits as Costa Rica probes scam
Costa Rica's intelligence chief quit on Tuesday as police probed his deputy's possible involvement in an identity theft scam that broke into a database in order to drain personal bank accounts.
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Malaysians ask not to dry laundry in public view
Malaysians have been asked to dry their laundry away from public view as hanging clothes could adversely affect the image of the country's towns and cities.
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McCain in Bangladesh for a 12-hour visit
Republican senator John McCain, who lost the US presidential election to Barack Obama, arrived in Dhaka as part of his broader regional trip to Asia.
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Protests end in Thailand as court ousts PM
Anti-government protesters declared an end on Tuesday to their week-long blockade of Bangkoks airports after a court disbanded the ruling party for electoral fraud.
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India-ASEAN summit postponed due to Thailand unrest
India-ASEAN summit scheduled for Dec 17 has been postponed, as Thailand said it cannot host the meeting of the 10-nation trading bloc that was to sign a free trade pact with New Delhi.
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Family of Jewish victim of Mumbai attack refuses state memorial
The family of one of the victims of the terror attack in Mumbai has rejected Israel's offer to hold an official memorial ceremony for him.
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Indian gifts under fire in Nepal
As India's ties with Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka sour, the brief honeymoon with Nepal enjoyed during the absolute rule of king Gyanendra is also rapidly coming to an end.
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Bangkok's main airport to remain shut till Dec 15
The head of Thailand's airports says Suvarnabhumi international airport will remain closed to passenger flights until at least Dec. 15 due to the disruption caused by anti-govt protesters.
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Indian nanny of Jewish kid may get top Israeli honour
The Indian nanny who rescued Jewish toddler Moshe Holtzberg from the clutches of terrorists during the Mumbai attacks, may be conferred a top Israeli honour.
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Thailand postpones ASEAN summit over crisis
Thailand postponed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations regional summit today until March because of ongoing political turmoil.
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New Thai party to seek vote for PM on Dec 8
Members of Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat's party who were not banned from politics under a court ruling on Tuesday will move to a new party and lead the next government, a ruling party spokesman said.
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Security intrudes on live interview
A suspected break-in at Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni's home Monday intruded on her electioneering when bodyguards accidentally broadcast an alert over her telephone line as she gave a live radio interview.
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Thai premier banned from politics, ruling party dissolved: court
Thailand's constitutional court on Tuesday said the country's ruling party, People Power Party, has been dissolved over a case of voting fraud.
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People held on grounded plane for 9 hours near LA
Nearly 200 passengers on a Taca flight from El Salvador landed on Monday in Los Angeles after spending nine hours aboard a grounded airplane that had been diverted to a smaller regional airport due to heavy fog.
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Political coup in Canada; Dion to replace Harper as new PM
In a political coup, Canada's three opposition parties have joined hands to oust the just elected minority government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
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Bomb kills one at Thai airport, court case looms
A bomb blast killed an anti-government protester and wounded 22 at Bangkok's blockaded Don Muang airport on Tuesday, hours before a vote fraud case that could deal a crippling blow to the government.
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12 killed in Guatemala shootout near Mexico border
At least 12 people were killed in a shootout between suspected drug trafficking gangs in northern Guatemala as violence spilled across the border from Mexico, Guatemala's national police said on Monday.
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Cholera-hit Zimbabwe cuts water to capital
Zimbabwe has cut water supplies to the nation's capital Harare, state media reported on Monday, leaving most of the city dry as authorities struggle to contain a cholera epidemic.
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World press fears chill in India-Pak ties
The worsening of India-Pakistan ties following the Mumbai terror attack and its possible repercussions across the globe was the focus of major world newspapers on Monday.
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