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Thai PM sticks to peace talks |
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BANGKOK: Thailand’s army-backed Premier Surayud
Chulanont on Thursday pledged to stick to a plan to hold talks with
separatists in the nation’s Muslim-majority south despite an
upsurge in deadly violence.
“I think before the end of my
government, I think we can make some progress in terms of trying to
calm down the violence and initiate some talks” with “terrorists
who are trying to create violence in the south,” he told the BBC.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Birds, other animals can think ahead too—study
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PARIS: “Bird-brained” may not be an insult after
all, according to a study released Wednesday that shows that humans
are not the only animals capable of planning for the future.
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Indonesia grounds Adam Air Boeings
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JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities have grounded all
Boeing 737-300 aircraft operated by Adam Air after the fuselage of
one of the planes cracked during a hard landing.
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Democratic hopefuls Clinton, Obama in Hollywood spat
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WASHINGTON: The 2008 Democratic presidential race
quickly turned nasty on Wednesday, as Hillary Clinton’s camp laid
into rising star rival Barack Obama, even as he savored a
million-dollar Hollywood debut.
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INBRIEF
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JAKARTA: A ferry with some 350 people onboard
caught fire in the Bay of Jakarta Thursday shortly after leaving the
Indonesian capital.
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