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Tuesday, September 16, 2008 |
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Thai
ruling party struggles
to agree on new PM
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BANGKOK: Thailand’s ruling party struggled to agree on a new prime
minister Monday as one key faction walked out of talks, adding to
the political uncertainty as the government faces down weeks of
protests.
Dozens of parliamentarians from
the People Power Party (PPP) walked out of a meeting in the Thai
capital where party executives proposed acting premier Somchai
Wongsawat to permanently take over the job.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Pope calls French
bishops to defend Church doctrine
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LOURDES, France: Pope Benedict
XVI on Sunday celebrated Mass before 150,000 faithful in the shrine
town of Lourdes before urging French bishops to defend Church
doctrine on marriage and divorce.
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Malaysian minister
quits in furor over crackdown
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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s
government was rocked by a minister’s resignation Monday in a
storm of criticism over a series of arrests under new security laws
just as it faces an opposition plot to seize power.
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WORLDINBRIEF
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YANGON: Myanmar’s detained
democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is malnourished after refusing
most food supplies for four weeks, her lawyer Kyi Win said Monday
after meeting her doctor.
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