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Thai protesters welcome PM’s offer, want details (AP)

May 4th, 2010

Anti-government protesters dance on Tuesday May 4, 2010 in Bangkok. Thailand's anti-government protesters sought assurances Tuesday that the entire government backed Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's latest proposal for early elections in exchange for ending their crippling, weekslong occupation of downtown Bangkok. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Thai anti-government protesters welcomed Tuesday a proposed compromise to end the violent political crisis that has paralyzed central Bangkok for nearly two months, but asked for more details…

Thai protesters welcome PM’s compromise (AP)

May 4th, 2010

A man inspects a barricade at one of the entrances to the anti-government protesters' encampment Monday, May 3, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. The so-called Red Shirt protesters have barricaded roads and closed down Bangkok's ritziest shopping district in a campaign to force the government to disband Parliament and call elections. At least 27 people have been killed and nearly 1,000 wounded in ensuing violence between protesters and security forces. (AP Photo/Wong Maye-E)AP - Thai protesters said Tuesday they “welcome” a proposed compromise to end the violent political crisis that has paralyzed central Bangkok for nearly two months, but asked for more…

Thai Red Shirts hurl own blood at PM’s house (AP)

March 17th, 2010

Thai riot police officers stand in front of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva's residence after protesters and supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra fought the police lines and poured blood on the gate and fence Wednesday, March 17, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Red-shirted protesters hurled plastic bags filled with gallons (liters) of their own blood into the residential compound of the Thai prime minister Wednesday, hoping their shock tactics will bring down his government. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)AP - Leaders of Thailand’s anti-government protesters, who have hurled their own blood at the offices and home of the prime minister, said Wednesday they will remain camped out in…

Thai protesters hurl own blood at PM’s house (AP)

March 17th, 2010

A supporter of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra  holds a blood bottle before spilling at the front gate of the Government House Tuesday, March 16, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai protesters poured blood they had donated outside the front gate of the government headquarters Tuesday in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections.   (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Red-shirted protesters hurled plastic bags filled with gallons (liters) of their own blood into the residential compound of the Thai prime minister Wednesday, hoping their shock tactics will…

Thai protesters to pour own blood at PM’s house (AP)

March 16th, 2010

A supporter of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra  holds a blood bottle before spilling at the front gate of the Government House Tuesday, March 16, 2010 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai protesters poured blood they had donated outside the front gate of the government headquarters Tuesday in a symbolic sacrifice to press their demands for new elections.   (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)AP - Thai protesters seeking a change of government planned more shock tactics Wednesday, saying they would pour gallons (liters) of their own blood at the prime minister’s house in…

Iraqi PM’s bloc accuses election official of fraud (AP)

March 16th, 2010

Electoral workers sort through ballots cast at a counting center in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's political coalition took an early vote lead Saturday in the election's all-important battleground of Baghdad, pulling away from its two closest rivals in the latest indication that Iraqis want a moderate government instead of Shiite religious hard-liners leading the postwar nation. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)AP - The coalition led by Iraq’s prime minister has accused an election official of manipulating vote counts from the country’s parliamentary elections and called for a recount, a candidate…

Iraqi PM’s coalition seen leading vote (AP)

March 8th, 2010

Ballot boxes are stacked at a counting center in Basra, Iraq, Monday, March 8, 2010. The conclusion of Sunday's vote does not spell an immediate end to Iraq's political uncertainty, as it could be days until results come in and with the fractured nature of Iraqi politics, months to form a government. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani)AP - Early estimates from a range of Iraqi parties on Monday predicted a coalition led by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki would take the lead in the parliamentary election,…