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Protests mark Tibet Uprising Day in India, Nepal
AFP, Published on 10/03/2015
» NEW DELHI - Baton-wielding riot police Tuesday hauled Tibetan protesters into waiting buses after they tried to storm the Chinese embassy in New Delhi on the anniversary of the 1959 uprising against Beijing's rule.
Former Thai leaders may face impeachment over 2010 crackdown
AFP, Published on 25/02/2015
» BANGKOK - Two prominent pro-establishment Thai politicians should face impeachment for their role in a 2010 military crackdown that killed more than 90 anti-government protesters, the country's powerful graft watchdog said Tuesday.
Delhi's new chief minister vows to wipe out corruption
AFP, Published on 14/02/2015
» NEW DELHI - Arvind Kejriwal promised to make Delhi India's first corruption-free state and end what he called its "VIP culture" as he was sworn in as chief minister Saturday in front of a huge crowd of cheering supporters.
Thaksin brother-in-law to face court over 2008 crackdown
AFP, Published on 12/02/2015
» BANGKOK - Thailand's top court has ordered another key member of the embattled Shinawatra family to face trial, an official said Wednesday, as the wealthy but wildly divisive clan become further snared in legal challenges.
Ousted Thai PM slams impeachment vote
AFP, Published on 22/01/2015
» Ousted Thai premier Yingluck Shinawatra on Thursday attacked impeachment proceedings against her ahead of a crunch vote that could see her banned from politics for five years and deepen the country's bitter divide.
Impeachment calls grow as D-Day nears for ex-Thai PM Yingluck
AFP, Published on 16/01/2015
» BANGKOK - A Thai anti-graft official said ousted prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra must face a "political punishment" for a costly rice subsidy scheme, as calls for her impeachment gathered steam Friday.
Ousted Thai PM launches defiant impeachment defence
AFP, Published on 09/01/2015
» Ousted Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra launched a defiant defence Friday at the first hearing of impeachment proceedings that could see her banned from politics for five years and deepen the country's bitter divisions.
AFP Live Report: US Open women's final
AFP, Published on 08/09/2014
» 22:41 GMT - Serena wins sixth US Open, 18th Grand Slam title - AFP IS NOW CLOSING THIS LIVE REPORT after Serena Williams won her sixth US Open title -- and her 18th Grand Slam crown -- with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, a former number one still in search of her first major.
Thai court drops murder charge against ex-PM Abhisit
AFP, Published on 28/08/2014
» A Thai court on Thursday dismissed murder charges against former premier Abhisit Vejjajiva and his ex-deputy over a bloody 2010 protest crackdown, months after a military coup tipped the balance of power in the politically divided nation.
Widodo lays out reform agenda
AFP, Published on 22/08/2014
» JAKARTA - With a legal challenge by his rival defeated, Indonesia's Joko Widodo has swept away the last barrier to the presidency and an ambitious reform agenda after an unlikely rise from his upbringing in a riverside slum.