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PAD calls for mass protest
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 27/05/2012
» People's Alliance for Democracy leader Sondhi Limthongkul returned to the rally stage yesterday to address a large gathering of yellow shirts protesting against a proposed reconciliation bill, saying his next public appearance will be his "final battle".
Brad Pitt's hitman kills American dream in Cannes
AFP, Published on 23/05/2012
» Brad Pitt returned to Cannes on Tuesday as a humane hitman in "Killing Them Softly," an anti-capitalist gangster movie that delivers a damning indictment of the state of the American nation.
Brad Pitt scotches rumours of August wedding to Jolie
AFP, Published on 22/05/2012
» Brad Pitt on Tuesday scotched rumours that his wedding to the other half of Hollywood's hottest couple, Angelina Jolie, would take place in August.
E.Timor celebrates a decade of independence
AFP, Published on 20/05/2012
» East Timor's new president on Sunday lauded the "maturity" of his young country's democracy at celebrations marking 10 years of independence, which come as UN forces prepare to leave at year's end.
East Timor marks 10th anniversary
AFP, Published on 19/05/2012
» East Timor President Jose Ramos-Horta prepared for a handover of power to his successor late on Saturday ahead of celebrations to mark the country's first decade of independence from Indonesia.
N. Korea lambasts S. Korean presidential hopeful
AFP, Published on 16/05/2012
» North Korea on Wednesday lambasted South Korea's conservative ruling party and its leading presidential hopeful Park Geun-Hye, linking her ambitions to the dictatorship of her late father Park Chung-Hee.
Myanmar to observe UN N.Korea resolutions: Seoul
AFP, Published on 15/05/2012
» Myanmar has promised to comply with UN resolutions targeting North Korea's weapons programmes, a Seoul official said Tuesday, following suspicions of military collaboration in recent years.
Bomber in Qaeda plot was double agent: reports
AFP, Published on 08/05/2012
» The man ordered by Al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen to blow up a US-bound airliner was a double agent who infiltrated the group and volunteered for the suicide attack, US media reported Tuesday.
Afghan woman sets sights on presidency in a man's land
AFP, Published on 07/05/2012
» Leading Afghan women's rights champion, author, lawmaker and presidential hopeful, Fawzia Koofi, has a revealing anecdote about life as a woman in a man's land.
The murder that shocked even Cambodia
Spectrum, Luke Hunt, Published on 06/05/2012
» In Cambodia, the murder of a high-profile environmentalist has sent shockwaves around a country which has never shaken-off its reputation for violence, corruption and a culture of impunity among the ruling political and moneyed classes.