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Thai premier shows no sign of quitting as strike fizzles out
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BANGKOK: A strike meant to pile pressure on Thai Prime Minister
Samak Sundaravej fell flat Wednesday, but thousands of protesters
besieging his offices refused to back down on their demand for him
to quit.
With Bangkok under a state of emergency for a
second day, Thailand’s political stalemate showed no sign of
easing even as the strike threatened by utility workers flopped.
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Ukraine’s pro-Western government on brink of collapse
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KIEV: Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko’s party decided
Wednesday to quit the pro-Western governing coalition, plunging
Ukraine into political crisis on the eve of a visit by US Vice
President Dick Cheney.
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Woman emerges as contender to be Japan’s next prime minister
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TOKYO: Yuriko Koike emerged Wednesday as a possible contender to be
Japan’s first female prime minister, with heavyweights in the
ailing ruling party urging her to challenge conservative favorite
Taro Aso.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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PORT-AU-PRINCE: Tropical Storm Hanna left at least 19 dead in Haiti
Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila) as it turned its heavy winds and rains
on the Bahamas and threatened to head toward the southeastern US
coastline.
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