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Thai protesters on defensive after storming hospital

Thai anti-government protesters were apologetic on Friday a day after a clumsy storming of a hospital that raised questions over whether the movement is losing direction in a two-month crisis that has killed 27 people.

 

Thai "red shirts" stand firm, no crackdown yet

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Anti-government protesters in Thailand fortified their encampment in central Bangkok after the government rejected their compromise offer on early elections but a rumored crackdown by troops overnight failed to materialize.

 

No end in sight for Thailand's political crisis

No end in sight for Thailand's political crisis

Hopes for a quick, peaceful resolution to Thailand's political crisis dimmed Sunday after the prime minister rejected a compromise ...

 

Thai police confront "red shirts" after blasts

Hundreds of Thai riot police moved on Friday in front of a barricade erected by anti-government protesters in Bangkok's Silom business district, a day after grenade attacks in the area killed three people.

 

Tension in Bangkok, "red shirts" reject compromise

Thai protesters are sticking to their demand for parliament to be dissolved immediately, according to a report on Thursday, after a tense night as fears grew of a crackdown to end their six-week rally in Bangkok.

 

Thai forces surround protest leaders

Three anti-government protest leaders evaded Thai security authorities after forces surrounded a Bangkok hotel Friday.

 

Thai protesters vow more rallies unless PM resigns

Anti-government protesters threatened Tuesday to unleash another street "offensive" aimed at deposing the prime minister and described an unexpected ruling that his party be disbanded as just a ploy to buy time in Thailand's political crisis....

 

Thai troops open fire, move in on "red shirts"

Thai troops open fire, move in on

Thai troops fired rubber bullets at opposition "red shirts" on Saturday as they moved in to clear a protest site in Bangkok in the biggest confrontation in the month-long campaign for new elections, witnesses said.

 

Thai protesters storm into TV compound

Thai protesters storm into TV compound

Thai anti-government protesters stormed Friday into a telecom company compound where authorities had shut down their vital TV channel, as soldiers and riot police failed to hold them back with tear gas and water cannons....

 

Kyrgyz opposition forms interim government

Kyrgyz opposition forms interim government

An opposition coalition proclaimed a new interim government Thursday in Kyrgyzstan after clashes left dozens dead nationwide ...

 

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