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China villagers win quick concessions with protest
AFP, Published on 19/01/2012
» Villagers in Guangdong province who protested against their leader have won unusually speedy official concessions, a resident said Thursday, amid fears of more unrest in China's manufacturing heartland.
Seh Daeng killer unknown
News, Published on 19/01/2012
» Police say they have insufficient evidence to prove whether red-shirt core leader Khattiya Sawatdiphol was shot dead by state security officials as some believe.
Pakistan 'will arrest Musharraf if he returns'
AFP, Published on 18/01/2012
» Pakistan will arrest former military ruler Pervez Musharraf should he return as announced at the end of the month from three years of self-imposed exile, the interior minister said Wednesday.
North Korea's Kim 'told officials to follow son'
AFP, Published on 18/01/2012
» North Korea's late leader Kim Jong-Il told officials two months before his sudden death to respect and follow his youngest son, the country's state media said Wednesday.
Shaken Kazakhstan votes after riots
AFP, Published on 15/01/2012
» A shaken Kazakhstan elected a new parliament on Sunday just a month after deadly riots challenged the resource-rich but authoritarian nation's status as the beacon of Central Asian growth.
Peterhansel in sight of 10th Dakar crown
AFP, Published on 15/01/2012
» France's Stephane Peterhansel was on the brink of a 10th Dakar Rally title on Saturday after clinching the 13th and penultimate stage, which gave him an overall lead of close to 43 minutes.
Weekly highlights
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/01/2012
» Two street protests greeted the government this week with more to come soon and the government's plan for a two billion baht compensation package for victims of political violence seems to have backfired. But the "talk of the town" is the ear-bashing incident at Suvarnabhumi airport.
N. Korea says Kim's body to go on permanent display
AFP, Published on 12/01/2012
» North Korea said Thursday the preserved body of Kim Jong-Il would go on permanent display in a Pyongyang palace also housing his father, and memorial towers would be built nationwide to honour the late leader.
Gordon's Dakar nightmare hands French ace initiative
AFP, Published on 12/01/2012
» American Robby Gordon's hopes of winning the Dakar Rally took a major hit on Wednesday when stewards ruled that he should be thrown out of the event because his Hummer's engine did not conform to race regulations.
Gordon rocked by stewards call over engine
AFP, Published on 12/01/2012
» American Robby Gordon's hopes of winning the Dakar Rally took a major hit on Wednesday when stewards ruled that he should be thrown out of the event because his Hummer's engine did not conform to race regulations.