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BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thai soldiers would not use force to evict protesters occupying the prime minister's office, army chief Anupong Paochinda said on Tuesday despite a state of emergency giving him the power to do so.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Former foreign minister Taro Aso leads the race to become Japanese prime minister, analysts and media said on Tuesday, after unpopular Yasuo Fukuda became the second leader to abruptly resign in less than a year.

LANDIKOTAL, Pakistan (Reuters) - Ethnic Pashtun tribal elders in Pakistan have promised to ensure security for supplies trucked through the Khyber Pass bound for foreign forces in Afghanistan, a government official said on Tuesday.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia praised the European Union on Tuesday for taking a "responsible approach" to its conflict with Georgia by refusing to impose sanctions or freeze ties with Moscow.

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A Pakistani prosecutor said on Tuesday he wanted corruption cases against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif taken up by the courts in a move Sharif's party said was politically motivated.

BBC News Iranian Opposition Calls For Rallies Online Despite Crackdown Voice of America By VOA News Iranian opposition Web sites are still calling for a rally Thursday in Tehran, despite the government's ongoing crackdown that has included arrests of university professors, journalists and ordinary c ...

Telegraph.co.uk Pakistan PM urges Obama aide to halt drone strikes AFP ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan's prime minister Thursday told Washington's visiting top security adviser that the United States must halt drone attacks on its soil, after they killed dozens of people in the northwest. Pakistan Search ...

Washington Post 2 Air France Flight Crew Bodies Identified Voice of America By VOA News Air France says the bodies of two crew members have been recovered from the crash of the passenger jet that plunged into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil. Video: Air France crash pilot's body pulled fro ...

Times Online Iran opposition delays rally after crackdown CNN (CNN) -- An event to remember the victims of Iran's post-election protests has been postponed Thursday, a day after security forces crushed a planned demonstration. Iran unrest to dominate G8 talks BBC News Iran expected to dominate G8 me ...

BBC News Italy PM Warns Against Risk Of Excessive Public Debt Wall Street Journal ROME (MF-Dow Jones)--Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Thursday warned against the risk of excessive public debt. Speaking on the sidelines of an event in L'Aquila, Berlusconi said that Italy will issue more gov ...