TVNZ 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.
WELT ONLINE 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.
AFP UPDATE 1-Crisis will not sink Russian economy: PM Putin Reuters - 44 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 ...
ABC News Pakistan protests over US missile strikes Reuters - 2 hours ago By Simon Cameron-Moore ISLAMABAD, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Pakistan summoned US ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to lodge a protest over missile strikes launched by drone aircraft against militant targets in Pakistan, a Pakistani foreign ministry ...
Xinhua Chinese minister calls for APEC rejection of protectionism Xinhua - 3 hours ago PERU, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming called Wednesday for APEC member economies to reject unilateralism and trade protectionism in order to tackle the international financial crisis.
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