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Venezuelans swear 'absolute loyalty' to Chavez
AFP, Published on 09/01/2013
» Thousands of Venezuelans fervently swore "absolute loyalty" to Hugo Chavez in a giant rally for the cancer-stricken president on what was to have been his inauguration.
Red-shirt protest leaders' trial begins
AFP, Published on 14/12/2012
» BANGKOK - The trial of leaders of the 2010 red-shirt protests on terrorism charges began on Friday, a day after the nation's former premier was charged over his role in the deadly unrest.
Ex-Thai PM denies murder charges over protest death
AFP, Published on 13/12/2012
» Former Thai prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Thursday denied murder charges over a civilian's death during a crackdown on anti-government rallies in 2010.
Brazil mourns iconic architect Niemeyer
AFP, Published on 06/12/2012
» Brazil on Thursday mourned its star architect Oscar Niemeyer, as tributes poured in from around the world eulogizing him as a towering figure of modern architecture.
Trial of red-shirt leaders postponed
AFP, Published on 29/11/2012
» BANGKOK - A court on Thursday postponed the start of the terrorism trial of 24 leaders of red-shirt protests that rocked Bangkok in 2010 until next month because one of the defendants was ill.
Tensions flare as protesters urge Thai PM to quit
AFP, Published on 24/11/2012
» Thai police on Saturday fired tear gas and detained dozens of demonstrators as clashes erupted at the first major street protests against Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's government.
Chavez pledges to become 'better president'
AFP, Published on 09/10/2012
» Hugo Chavez pledged to become a "better president" and work with the opposition after winning a tough re-election battle that betrayed simmering discontent at his socialist revolution.
From slums to rich districts, Venezuelans vote en masse
AFP, Published on 08/10/2012
» From the red-brick slums of Caracas to its elegant wealthy neighborhoods, throngs of Venezuelans lined up Sunday to vote for President Hugo Chavez or his fresh-faced rival Henrique Capriles.
Chavez reaches out to opposition after victory
AFP, Published on 07/10/2012
» Hugo Chavez pledged to become a "better president" and work with the opposition after winning a tough re-election battle that betrayed simmering discontent at his socialist revolution.
Defiant Malema charged with money laundering
AFP, Published on 26/09/2012
» South African populist firebrand Julius Malema was charged with money laundering and released on bail Wednesday as he derided the case against him as the political handy-work of arch-foe President Jacob Zuma.