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Shinawatra supporters stage rally
Thousands of “red shirt” supporters of ousted Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra rallied in Bangkok today in their biggest protest since sparking violent clashes two months ago.

China to allow renminbi trade payments
Beijing moves towards reducing reliance on the US dollar with new rules that will enable importers and exporters to settle their payments to select Chinese companies in renminbi

Nato, Russian ministers meet in Corfu
Nato and Russia today resumed formal co-operation on security threats, a Nato official said after their first high-level talks since falling out over the Georgia war last year.

US Marines launch Afghan offensive
Thousands of US Marines have descended on the volatile Helmand River valley in helicopters and armoured convoys, mounting an operation that represents the first large-scale test of the US military’s new counter-insurgency strategy

Second swine-flu death in UK
Britain suffered its second death from H1N1 flu late yesterday after a 73-year-old man with serious previous health problems died from the virus in a Scottish hospital, Scotland’s health minister said today.

EC seeks world airline blacklist
The European Comission will soon propose the creation of a global blacklist of airlines deemed unsafe, the bloc’s transport chief said today in the aftermath of a plane crash near Comoros.

13 die in Italian train explosion
At least 13 people were killed and 40 injured when two freight train containers carrying liquefied petroleum gas exploded at a railway station in northern Italy, officials said.

Hunt continues for black box
French planes hunted today for the flight recorder from a plane that crashed into deep water off the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros.

Saddam Dodges Questions From Prosecutors
Former Iraqi dictator is cross-examined for the first time in the trial for the killings of Shiites in 1982.

EU faces permanent loss of output
Europe is likely to suffer a permanent loss in potential economic output as a result of the global crisis, and government finances will be under pressure for years to come, according to a new European Commission study

Two British soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Two British soldiers have been killed during operations in southern Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence said today.

Protests erupt after Honduras coup
Honduran police fired tear gas at stone-throwing demonstrators protesting after the army ousted and exiled leftist President Manuel Zelaya yesterday in Central America’s first military coup since the Cold War.

Video Claims to Show Insurgents Dragging Burning Body of U.S
A poor-quality video posted on the Internet Wednesday in the name of an extremist group claimed to show Iraqi insurgents dragging the burning body of a U.S. pilot on the ground after the crash of an Apache helicopter.

Honduras warns on breaks to credit flows
Honduras has warned that any interruption of multilateral credit flows to the impoverished Central American country would cause serious problems for the government’s spending plans and several infrastructure projects

Recount confirms election results
Iran’s top legislative body confirmed today the results of a disputed June 12th election which was won by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, state broadcaster IRIB reported.

Drug resistant swine flu found
The first swine flu patient to show resistance to the anti-viral drug Tamiflu has been identified in Denmark.

US and Russia square up over missile shield
The US and Russia are digging in for a fight over plans for missile defence bases in eastern Europe before next week’s summit between Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev

Maoist landmine kills 12 policemen in India
A landmine believed to have been planted by Maoists in the central Indian state of Chattisgarhkilled at least 12 policemen, an official said, the latest in a series of violent rebel attacks in the country.

French Unions: Repeal Labor Law in 10 Days, or Else
France’s biggest trade unions set a 10-day deadline Wednesday for the government to revoke a divisive jobs law, threatening more protests and strikes that have spiraled into a national crisis.

US pastor opens church to guns
A US pastor has says told his Kentucky congregation to bring their weapons to church in a move he claims is meant to promote safe gun ownership.

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