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Ex-Thai
PM Thaksin faces corruption trial
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BANGKOK: Nearly two years after he was deposed by a military coup,
former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday underwent trial on
corruption charges in the first of many cases against his family and
aides.
When royalist generals toppled
his government in September 2006, they accused Thaksin of widespread
corruption, undermining the nation’s democracy and insulting
Thailand’s revered king.
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Turmoil puts
Afghanistan at center of US campaign
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WASHINGTON: Fresh carnage in
Kabul and a rising death toll among US troops are thrusting
once-forgotten Afghanistan into the thick of the intensifying White
House showdown...
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Church of England
faces split after approval of woman bishops
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LONDON: The Church of England is
facing a serious split after its ruling General Synod voted to allow
women bishops despite threats by more than 1,300 clergy that they
would quit over the issue.
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Inflation crisis
could spark unrest –Malaysia
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KUALA LUMPUR: The soaring price
of food and fuel could spark widespread political unrest,
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Tuesday at a
summit of developing nations.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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MANILA: Many developing countries
are paying higher salaries to their state employees than they can
afford and stunting economic growth in the process, a study by the
Asian Development Bank shows.
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