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Police, Protesters Face Off in Thai Capital
Friday, June 20, 2008 8:20:00 AM
Police pushed and shoved protesters in Bangkok on Friday as thousands of demonstrators began a march in Thailand's capital to oust the government.   Full Story
 

Million Signatures Campaign on Target
Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:40:00 PM
More than 720,000 people around the world have shown their support for persecuted Falun Gong practitioners in China.   Full Story
 

Zimbabwe Vote Can't Be Free or Fair, Says Rice
Thursday, June 19, 2008 6:49:00 PM
Actions by Zimbabwe's government have ensured that presidential run-off elections next week will not be free and fair, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said on Thursday.   Full Story
 

Indonesia Detains Official Over Murder of Activist
Thursday, June 19, 2008 8:33:00 AM
Indonesian police said on Thursday a former senior official in the country's intelligence agency was being held as a suspect in the murder of human rights lawyer Munir Thalib.   Full Story
 

Thai Unions Join Anti-Government Rally, No Strikes
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:23:00 PM
BANGKOK—Thai state unions voted on Tuesday to join a long-running anti-government rally but said they would only strike if force was used to break up the protest, a thorn in the side of the nearly fiv ...   Full Story
 

Japan Quake Death Toll Rises to 10, Search Goes on
Monday, June 16, 2008 8:50:00 PM
TOKYO—The death toll in a powerful earthquake that hit northern Japan at the weekend rose to 10 on Monday as troops and rescue workers searched for survivors in the remote, mountainous area worst hit ...   Full Story
 

North Japan Quake Kills at Least 5, More Missing
Sunday, June 15, 2008 8:20:00 PM
KURIHARA, Japan—A powerful earthquake rocked rural northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least five people, injuring more than 200 and sparking landslides that sliced mountains, destroyed roads and l ...   Full Story
 

Troubled South Korean President Faces More Strikes
Sunday, June 15, 2008 8:18:00 PM
SEOUL—South Korean car, construction and other unionised workers threaten to halt work this week in anger at the policies of the president, on top of a truckers' strike that has slowed transport i ...   Full Story
 

Cambodia Editor Freed on Bail Ahead of Election
Sunday, June 15, 2008 8:05:00 PM
PHNOM PENH—A Cambodian newspaper editor and opposition candidate was freed on bail on Sunday after a outcry from rights activists who accused the government of trying to silence critics ahead of a Jul ...   Full Story
 

South Korea Girds for Protests; Cabinet Offers to Quit
Tuesday, June 10, 2008 8:30:00 AM
SEOUL—South Korea's entire cabinet offered to resign on Tuesday in the face of massive street protests, as its increasingly unpopular president warned that Asia's fourth-largest economy could ...   Full Story
 

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