BANGKOK, Dec. 2, 2008 (Reuters) — Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat was banned from politics for five years and his party disbanded on Tuesday, spurring jubilant anti-government protesters to end their blockades of Bangkok's airports. ... > full story
JOS, Nigeria, Dec. 1, 2008 (Reuters) — Authorities in the central Nigerian town of Jos may relax a curfew Monday after the army quelled clashes between Muslim and Christian gangs which killed hundreds of people. ... > full story
KABUL, Nov. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Dozens of angry Afghans pelted police with stones after a convoy of foreign contractors rammed a minivan off a road and one civilian was killed and three more wounded in the Afghan capital on Friday, witnesses said. ... > full story
SINGAPORE, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Singapore Airlines will cancel all its flights to and from Bangkok on Wednesday, after anti-government protesters occupied the international airport in the Thai capital. The airline said efforts will be made to reaccommodate customers on flights when security stabilizes and flights resume, with an assessment to be made later on flights beyond Wednesday. ... > full story
SUSSEX, Virginia, Nov. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Former NFL star Michael Vick pleaded guilty to state dogfighting charges on Tuesday in a plea deal that nets him no additional jail time and resolves his remaining criminal charges. ... > full story
LIMA, Nov. 22, 2008 (Reuters) — U.S. President George W. Bush preached a message of "free markets, free trade and free people" on Saturday at his last international summit, pledging to use his remaining time in office to work toward a successful conclusion of a global trade deal. ... > full story
BAGHDAD, Nov. 21, 2008 (Reuters) — Followers of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr marched on Friday against a pact letting U.S. forces stay in Iraq until 2011, toppling an effigy of President George W. Bush where U.S. troops once tore down a statue of Saddam Hussein. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Pakistan summoned U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to protest over missile strikes launched by pilotless drone aircraft against militant targets in Pakistan. ... > full story
ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20, 2008 (Reuters) — Pakistan summoned U.S. ambassador Anne Patterson on Thursday to receive a formal protest over missile strikes launched by pilotless drone aircraft against militant targets on Pakistani soil, a Pakistani foreign ministry official said. ... > full story
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8, 2008 (Reuters) — Several thousand people gathered in Los Angeles on Saturday evening to protest a voter-approved ballot measure that bans same-sex marriage in California. ... > full story
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Uncounted ballots unlikely to reverse Proposition 8 Nov. 8, 2008 (LA Times) — Could the vote on Proposition 8, the gay-marriage ban, turn around when all the uncounted ballots are tallied? Almost certainly not. Here's why: ...
An Open Letter on Prop 8: Enough with the Anti-Black Outrage Nov. 8, 2008 (Huffington Post) — Somebody posted a link to this letter on my recent post about the racially characterized attacks against blacks by some in the gay community for ...
Up to 10,000 protest Prop. 8 in San Diego Nov. 8, 2008 (Desert Sun, Palm Springs, CA) — San Diego police say 8,000 to 10,000 people have hit the streets to protest passage of an anti-gay marriage bill.. . Sgt. Diane Wendell says ...
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