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Troop withdrawals from South in April
Wassana Nanuam, Published on 02/03/2015
» The army will in April begin withdrawing troops deployed to the troubled far South from regiments based in the North, Central and Northeast regions, supreme commander Gen Worapong Sanganetr said on Monday.
US furious over Russia's 'lies' on Ukraine
AFP, Published on 25/02/2015
» KIEV - The United States expressed fury at Russia's "lies" over Ukraine after European powers urged a frayed ceasefire be respected, while a rare overnight calm was reported in the war zone on Wednesday.
Western volunteers rally to Iraq Christian militia
AFP, Published on 18/02/2015
» AL-QOSH (IRAQ) - Decked out in his US army-issued fatigues and a lip stud shining from his mouth, the young American fighter cuts an unusual figure in the northern Iraqi town of Al-Qosh.
Russia backs Ukraine rebel vote despite criticism from West
AFP, Published on 03/11/2014
» Russia on Sunday endorsed a crushing victory for Ukraine's pro-Moscow rebel leadership at controversial polls that the EU slammed as a "new obstacle" for peace in the country's strife-torn east.
Kurds battle jihadists for Syria town on brink
AFP, Published on 03/10/2014
» Kurdish fighters mounted a desperate defence Friday of a Syrian border town besieged by Islamic State group jihadists as President Bashar al-Assad's regime warned neighbouring Turkey against intervening on its soil.
The other Asian Games
Asia focus, Published on 29/09/2014
» As we enjoy the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, the sporting sub-plot is that South Korea and Japan are engaging in a rivalry to see who can win the second most medals after runaway favourite China. But this sporting rivalry — friendly on the field — has a political context. South Korea is engaged in a simmering and worsening political spat over unresolved World War II issues with Japan, Asia's other shining postwar example to the world.
Ukraine troops clash with rebels despite ceasefire
AFP, Published on 21/06/2014
» Ukraine's unilateral ceasefire hung in the balance on Saturday as clashes engulfed the separatist east and Russian President Vladimir Putin questioned the new Western-backed leader's claimed commitment to peace.
Obama offers to send advisers to Iraq
AFP, Published on 20/06/2014
» WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama pledged to take "precise" military action if needed to check marauding Sunni radicals in Iraq and offered up to 300 US advisers to train Iraqi forces facing a crisis splintering the country along sectarian lines.
Bangkok creeps back to life after Thai-style coup
AFP, Published on 23/05/2014
» An uneasy calm settled over Bangkok Friday, with tourists venturing onto the streets and shoppers filling the malls as one of the world's most vibrant cities absorbed the effects of a very Thai coup.
Bangkok creeps back to life after Thai-style coup
AFP, Published on 23/05/2014
» An uneasy calm settled over Bangkok Friday as one of the world's most vibrant cities crept back to life after a night-time curfew imposed by the military as part of a very Thai coup.