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Gulf states say stay away from Lebanon as violence erupts
AFP, Published on 16/08/2012
» Rioters blocked the road to Beirut airport, as dozens of Syrians were kidnapped and their shops vandalised in violence Wednesday that triggered orders from Gulf nations for citizens to leave Lebanon immediately.
Ban says E. Timor can cope without UN peacekeepers
AFP, Published on 15/08/2012
» East Timor is ready to take charge of its own security and UN peacekeepers should be able to leave on schedule by the end of the year, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday.
Indian Sikhs push 'turban pride'
AFP, Published on 13/08/2012
» The evening turban-tying class in the Sikh-dominated Indian city of Amritsar is packed with pre-teen boys learning a centuries-old tradition -- that religious leaders fear is under threat.
Iran blamed for 'Israel diplomat attack in Delhi'
AFP, Published on 30/07/2012
» Indian police have concluded that members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards, a branch of the Iranian military, carried out an attack on an Israeli diplomat in New Delhi in February, a report said on Monday.
Security hits a low in South
News, Published on 30/07/2012
» The deeply disturbing video leaked on to the internet from the deep South raises many questions about what is happening in the struggle with the country's most serious security problem. Tens of thousands of people in Thailand and worldwide have watched the video on various media. Authorities must explain how such graphic images of the planned ambush, murders and looting of bodies were released. But the public must know what the government and its security forces intend to do about the ruthless lawlessness exposed so blatantly.
Only the sister can save us
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 29/07/2012
» When Pol Gen Priewpan Damapong made his pilgrimage to see Thaksin Shinawatra and sing "Happy Birthday" to the former prime minister, there were three common reactions. One was disgust at the national police chief for kowtowing to a fugitive convict. Another was adulation for the national police chief who paid homage to his former brother-in-law and all-around Thai hero. It's all a matter of perspective. The last one was "Who cares?"
Egypt ex-VP Omar Suleiman dies
AFP, Published on 19/07/2012
» Egypt's former vice president Omar Suleiman, veteran spy chief to deposed president Hosni Mubarak, died of a heart attack on Thursday in the United States aged 77, the official MENA news agency reported.
Fiji coup leader unsurprised by death plot reports
AFP, Published on 19/07/2012
» Fiji's military strongman Voreqe Bainimarama would not be surprised if his opponents were trying to kill him, he said after news of an assassination plot emerged in New Zealand.
Obama goes negative with Romney attack ad
AFP, Published on 15/07/2012
» The US presidential race has grown increasingly hostile and bitter, with President Barack Obama releasing an attack ad that blamed Republican rival Mitt Romney for shipping American jobs abroad.
Government readies massive water resource projects
News, Kamol Hengkietisak, Published on 14/07/2012
» The government is to implement massive water resource projects countrywide costing 350 billion baht to permanently solve flood problems in accordance with three blueprints from the Office of National Water Resources and Flood Prevention, Science and Technology Ministry, noted Post Today.