Thailand's New Year road death toll reaches 278
Bangkok - Road accidents claimed 278 lives and injured 2,996 people during the first four of the seven dangerous days of New Year holidays, officials said Saturday. Thailand's Road Safety Centre said 2,793 road accidents were reported on the kingdo...
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Bangladesh parliament members to take oath of office
Dhaka - Legislators elected to Bangladesh parliament were expected to take oath on the weekend as the country inches back to democratic rule, officials said Saturday. The parliament speaker will swear in 262 members of the Awami League-alliance of Sh...
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One communist rebel killed in clash in eastern Philippines
Manila - One communist rebel was killed Saturday in a clash with government troops in an eastern Philippine town, a military report said. The fighting erupted early Saturday when patrolling troops encountered heavily armed communist guerrillas in Can...
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Explosion in the capital of Sri Lanka, 30 injured
Colombo - An explosion rocked Colombo on Friday shortly after President Mahinda Rajapaksa announced the capture of an administrative centre of the Tamil rebels in northern Sri Lanka, police said. The explosion took place in close vicinity to the Air ...
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Singapore prime minister sends condolence to Thai counterpart
Singapore - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Friday sent a letter of condolences to his Thai counterpart, Abhisit Vejjajiva, for the New Year's Day fire at the Santika Club in Bangkok. I was deeply saddened to learn of the tragic loss of liv...
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Indonesians rally against Israel's Gaza strikes
Jakarta - More than 10,000 Indonesians rallied outside the US embassy in Jakarta on Friday to protest against Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip and condemn the United States for supporting the Jewish state. It was the biggest protest in support of t...
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Record number of tourists visit Nepal in 2008
Kathmandu - Nepal's tourism industry recorded strong growth in 2008, making it the most successful year for the industry in eight years, tourism officials said Friday. The Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) said preliminary figures for the year showed total t...
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Thai police investigate pub in New Year inferno - Summary
Bangkok - Thai authorities on Friday were investigating the legal status of the Santika Pub where a fire broke out at a New Year's Eve party, killing at least 59 people and injuring more than 240. Police announced plans to bring charges against a maj...
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British soldier becomes first NATO loss in Afghanistan in 2009
Kabul - A NATO-led British soldier was killed in an explosion in southern Afghanistan, marking the first loss of the new year for the international forces in the war-ravaged country, officials said Friday. The soldier was killed in a roadside bomb at...
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