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5 Thai protest leaders surrender after army assault

5 Thai protest leaders surrender after army assault

The military uses armored personnel carriers and water cannons as it penetrates the encampment of anti-government demonstrators in downtown Bangkok.

 

No end in sight for Thailand's political crisis

No end in sight for Thailand's political crisis

Hopes for a quick, peaceful resolution to Thailand's political crisis dimmed Sunday after the prime minister rejected a compromise ...

 

Thai troops open fire, move in on "red shirts"

Thai troops open fire, move in on

Thai troops fired rubber bullets at opposition "red shirts" on Saturday as they moved in to clear a protest site in Bangkok in the biggest confrontation in the month-long campaign for new elections, witnesses said.

 

Red Shirt protesters flood streets of Thai capital

Tens of thousands of red-shirted protesters took over sections of Thailand's capital Tuesday, pelting police with eggs and dancing in the streets as they pushed through barricades to press the prime minister to call new elections....

 

Protesters defiant in siege of key Bangkok district

Protesters defiant in siege of key Bangkok district

Tens of thousands of protesters defied orders to leave the Thai capital's main shopping district on Sunday despite threats of mass arrests, upping the ante on the fourth week of a bold street rally to press for fresh elections.

 

Thai "red shirts" take protest to PM's home

Thousands of anti-government protesters headed to the heavily guarded home of Thailand's prime minister on Wednesday in the fourth day of protests aimed at forcing him to call elections.

 

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