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Army: Part of central Bangkok is ‘live fire zone’ (AP)

May 15th, 2010

An anti-government demonstrator throws petrol bomb to Thai soldiers in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, May 15, 2010.  Thai troops faced off against die-hard protesters vowing to defend their fortified encampment in downtown Bangkok on Saturday, following two days of running gunbattles that killed 16 people and wounded nearly 160. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)AP - The Thai army has designated an area in central Bangkok as a “live firing zone” in a warning to protesters and local residents.


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New clashes in central Bangkok after 16 killed (AP)

May 15th, 2010

Anti-government demonstrators are arrested by Thai soldiers in downtown Bangkok, Thailand, Friday, May 14, 2010. Thai troops fired bullets and tear gas at anti-government protesters rioting near the U.S. and Japanese embassies Friday as an army push to clear the streets sparked deadly clashes and turned central Bangkok into a virtual war zone.  (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)AP - Thai troops clashed with die-hard protesters vowing to defend their fortified encampment in downtown Bangkok on Saturday following two days of running gunbattles that killed 16 people and…

Explosions, gunfire in central Bangkok (AP)

May 13th, 2010

'Red Shirts' anti-government soldiers look out for snipers from their encampment on Thursday May 13, 2010, in Bangkok, Thailand. Thailand's  government planned a massive lockdown Thursday on a posh Bangkok neighborhood occupied by thousands of protesters, and warned that troops will not hesitate to shoot armed 'terrorists' who resist.(AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)AP - Several gunshots and at least four explosions were heard Thursday night in central Bangkok where Red Shirt anti-government protesters are camped amid expectation that security forces could launch…

3 blasts rock central Baghdad, killing at least 21 (AP)

April 4th, 2010

Women sit in one of the houses attacked by unknown gunmen and mourn the deaths of their relatives in Baghdad April 3, 2010. Gunmen wearing military uniforms stormed a Sunni Muslim village near Baghdad and killed 24 people, some of them former insurgents who turned against al Qaeda, Iraqi authorities said on Saturday. REUTERS/Saad Shalash (IRAQ - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)AP - Suicide attackers detonated three car bombs near foreign embassies in Baghdad on Sunday, killing at least 21 people and wounding more than 100, authorities said.


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UN head tours troubled ex-Soviet Central Asia (AP)

April 2nd, 2010

AP - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has begun a trip through the countries of former Soviet Central Asia, a region troubled by poverty, oppression and fears of renewed Islamic insurgency.

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Toll rises to 19 in blast at mine in central China (AP)

April 2nd, 2010

In this photo released by the Xinhua news agency, rescuers get ready to go down to the shaft in Yichuan County, central China's Henan province, on Thursday April 1, 2010. A gas explosion at a mine in central China killed 12 workers and trapped 32 underground, state media said Thursday, the second major mine disaster in the country this week. (Xinhua/Wang Yongji) ** NO SALES **AP - The death toll from an explosion at a mine in central China has risen to 19 people, with 24 still trapped underground, the government said Friday, in the…

Fresh fighting reported in central Nigeria (AP)

March 17th, 2010

AP - Officials say people are fleeing a central Nigerian village after reports that fighting took place overnight, only a week after violence in the area left more than 200…

Strong earthquake rocks central Japan (AP)

March 14th, 2010

AP - A strong earthquake has hit central Japan, rattling buildings in the crowded Tokyo capital.

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