Pirates bolster defences around hijacked tanker
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Somali pirates are building up their defences around a captured Saudi Arabian super-tanker after demanding a $25 million ransom for the ship and its huge cargo of crude oil.
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Mexico Arrests Ex-Chief of Antidrug Agency
New York Times - 42 minutes ago
By ELISABETH MALKIN MEXICO CITY - Mexico’s former senior antidrug official has been arrested and accused of accepting bribes from a drug cartel, the authorities said Friday.
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Grenade wounds Thai demonstrators
BBC News - 1 hour ago
A grenade blast has wounded eight anti-government protesters camped outside the Thai prime minister's office in Bangkok, emergency services say.
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Transport, construction specialist becomes Beijing's vice mayor
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BEIJING, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — An expert on road transport management and construction was elected vice mayor of Beijing Friday at a municipal parliamentary session.
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Bush and Hu meet at Apec summit
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US President George W Bush has met his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao in Peru on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific economic summit. The two discussed North Korea's nuclear programme and the global financial crisis, a White House spokeswoman said.
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Chavez faces test in Sunday elections
CNN International - 1 hour ago
CARACAS, Venezuela (CNN) — Nearly 17 million Venezuelans are eligible to vote Sunday in about 600 races for governors, mayors and legislators.
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8 injured in bomb blast near Thai Government House
Xinhua - 22 minutes ago
BANGKOK, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — At least eight were injured when two unidentified assailants on Saturday's early morning launched a grenade at the Misakawan Intersection outside the Thai Government House which was seized by the anti-government People's …
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8 injured in bomb blast near Thai Government House
Xinhua - 22 minutes ago
BANGKOK, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — At least eight were injured when two unidentified assailants on Saturday's early morning launched a grenade at the Misakawan Intersection outside the Thai Government House which was seized by the anti-government People's …
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