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Protesters surge into Bangkok, demand new election

Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters rallied in Thailand's capital Sunday to press their demand that the government dissolve Parliament or face massive demonstrations at key sites in the city.

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On Solemn Day, Silence in China

Mainland China remained quiet on the 20th anniversary of the bloody Tiananmen Square crackdown Thursday, while tens of thousands of people staged a protest in Hong Kong.

 

China ups security ahead of Tiananmen anniversary

China ups security ahead of Tiananmen anniversary

Chinese security forces blanketed Tiananmen Square on Wednesday ahead of the 20th anniversary of the June 4 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, a day after Twitter and Hotmail Internet services in China were blocked.

 

Taiwanese march against president

Taiwanese march against president

Thousands of opposition supporters protest against the Taiwan president's policies of engagement with China.

 

Thailand extends state of emergency

The prime minister of Thailand extended a state of emergency today and vowed to launch an investigation into the assassination attempt on a prominent protest leader that occurred here earlier in the day.

 

Gunmen attack Thai 'yellow shirt' protest leader

The founder of Thailand's "yellow shirt" protest movement that shut down Bangkok airports last year was shot and wounded in an ...

 

Tibet's season of protest may be foiled by fear

On 50th anniversary of the province's failed uprising, China takes unprecedented security measures. If it had happened elsewhere, it might have been dismissed as a teenage prank.

 

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