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Anti-government protesters have forced several dozen Thai riot police to abandon a checkpoint, tightening their siege of the country's main airport, witnesses say.
29/11/2008
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Riot police with truncheons and shields have gathered at Thailand's Suvarnabhumi airport after talks with anti-government protesters apparently failed to end a crippling blockade.
28/11/2008
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Indian troops are continuing to battle armed men who launched an attack on the city of Mumbai that has left more than 100 people dead.
27/11/2008
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Anti-government protesters in Thailand have shut down Bangkok's second airport, a day after blockades forced the closure of the capital's main international gateway.
27/11/2008
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The chief of Thailand’s army has said that fresh elections must be held in the country, after clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters at Bangkok's main airport.
26/11/2008
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Thailand's parliament has been forced to postpone a joint session after thousands of protesters surrounded the building and vowed a "final battle" to overthrow the government.
24/11/2008
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The Taliban is stepping up attacks on US and Nato supply convoys in Afghanistan, a spokesman for the armed group has said.
23/11/2008
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Protesters seeking the resignation of Somchai Wongsawa, Thailand's prime minister, have massed in Bangkok, the capital, for what they say will be their biggest rally.
23/11/2008
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Exiled Tibetans have agreed to maintain the Dalai Lama's Middle Way approach to China of seeking autonomy, but not outright independence, for Tibet.
23/11/2008
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Thailand's public sector unions have threatened to call a nationwide strike next week unless the current government quits.
21/11/2008
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A Turkish soldier has been killed and at least four others wounded in clashes with Kurdish fighters in eastern Turkey, according to media reports.
19/11/2008
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The senior commander of international forces in Afghanistan has said supporting local leaders could be the key to halting the growing violence across the country.
19/11/2008
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Mullah Omar, the elusive leader of the anti-government Taliban, appears to have rejected an offer from Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, of protection in exchange for peace talks.
18/11/2008
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Hundreds of exiled Tibetans have begun a landmark meeting in northern India to discuss their homeland's future with China.
17/11/2008
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Taiwan's jailed ex-president, Chen Shui-bian, has begun a hunger strike to protest his detention, his lawyers have said.
13/11/2008
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