WELT ONLINE Blast kills 1, wounds 29 at Thai protest site The Associated Press - 1 hour ago BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A grenade attack on protesters occupying the Thai prime minister's office killed one person and wounded 29 on Thursday, raising fears of a return to a cycle of political violence after a respite for a royal funeral.
BBC News Sirius Star pirates demand $25m ransom guardian.co.uk - 1 hour ago Oil tanker Sirius Star which was hijacked by Somali pirates. Photograph: HO/AFP/Getty Images The pirates who hijacked the Saudi supertanker have demanded a $25m ransom to be paid within ten days, it was reported today.
Reuters South Africa UPDATE 1-Crisis will not sink Russian economy: PM Putin Reuters - 56 minutes ago By Gleb Bryanski and Denis Dyomkin MOSCOW, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Russia will do everything in its power to prevent global financial crisis capsizing its economy, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, announcing a package of stimulus measures and ...
BBC News DR Congo rebels recruited from Rwanda army Telegraph.co.uk - 44 minutes ago Exclusive: Rwanda is allowing its territory to be used as a recruiting ground for the rebel movement behind the DR Congo's latest bloodshed, according to first-hand accounts.
Washington Post Al Qaeda Coldly Acknowledges Obama Victory New York Times - 7 hours ago By MARK MAZZETTI and SCOTT SHANE WASHINGTON - In a propaganda salvo by Al Qaeda aimed at undercutting the enthusiasm of Muslims worldwide about the American election, Osama bin Laden’s top deputy condemned President-elect Barack Obama as a “house ...
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