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Jittery Chinese authorities wary of any domestic dissent staged a concerted show of force Sunday to squelch a mysterious online call for a "Jasmine Revolution" apparently modeled after pro-democracy demonstrations sweeping the Middle East.

Thailand's prime minister lifted a nighttime curfew in Bangkok and other areas on Saturday, saying that order has been restored 10 days after a violent confrontation with anti-government protesters killed more than a dozen people and left ...

In a telephone interview, Thaksin Shinawatra would only say that he was in touch with red shirt leaders.

The Thai government on Sunday extended a curfew in the capital and nearly a third of the country's provinces for at least two more nights, but shortened the hours when residents are required to stay off the streets.

Life in Bangkok inched back to normal on Friday as authorities cleaned up the Thai capital after riots and arson attacks by anti-government protesters whose movement was put down by troops after a two-month rally.

Thailand's government extended its curfew until Saturday, as violence continued Thursday in the country besieged by anti-government protests.

The military uses armored personnel carriers and water cannons as it penetrates the encampment of anti-government demonstrators in downtown Bangkok.

Officials on Tuesday said they would not negotiate until demonstrators leave the protest zone in the capital.

De facto military chief of Thailand's anti-gov't protesters was shot in the head by a sniper five days ago.

Anti-government unrest boiling over in downtown Bangkok spread to other areas of the capital and Thailand Sunday as the military ...