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Congo extends mining ban to 3 other volatile areas (AP)

September 12th, 2010

AP - Congo’s president has ordered mining suspensions in three provinces in volatile eastern Congo.

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Pakistan extends term of army chief for 3 years (AP)

July 22nd, 2010

FILE- In this Nov. 28, 2007 file photo, Pakistan's Army Chief Gen. Ashfaq Kayani attends change of command ceremony in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Pakistan's prime minister Thursday, July 22, 2010  extended the term of army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani for three more years, ensuring continuity at a crucial point in the country's terror fight as well as the U.S.-led campaign across the border in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed, File)AP - Pakistan’s prime minister extended the term of army chief Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani for three more years Thursday, saying continuity was needed to ensure the success of the…

Thailand extends state of emergency in capital (AP)

July 6th, 2010

FILE - In this March 18, 2010 file photo, anti-government demonstrators call out former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's name during a morning rally in Bangkok, Thailand. A state of emergency imposed during anti-government protests will likely be lifted in many parts of the country this week, Thailand's prime minister said Sunday. (AP Photo/David Longstreath, File)AP - The Thai government on Tuesday unexpectedly extended a state of emergency in the capital and 18 provinces in the wake of bloody, anti-government demonstrations that pushed the country…

Thai PM extends curfew; no polls until unrest over (AP)

May 23rd, 2010

Thai school children clean a statue of an elephant during a cleanup operation Sunday, May 23, 2010 after Thai army crack down on anti-government protesters on Wednesday in downtown Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands gathered in the Thai capital to begin the massive clean up following the worst political violence in decades. (AP Photo/ Manish Swarup)AP - Thailand’s prime minister on Sunday extended a nighttime curfew in the capital and said he will consider early elections only after the violence that has wracked the nation…