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Thai police confront protesters in PM's compound

BANGKOK, Aug. 29, 2008 (Reuters) — Hundreds of Thai riot police climbed into the occupied compound of the prime minister's office on Friday to deliver a court order for the eviction of protesters trying to overthrow the government. ...  > full story

Argentine "dirty war" generals get life in prison

BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — An Argentine court sentenced two former generals to life in prison on Thursday over the disappearance of a provincial senator during the 1976-1983 "dirty war" dictatorship. ...  > full story

Heavy fighting threatens East Congo peace deal

KINSHASA, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Government forces fought Tutsi rebels on Thursday in the fiercest clashes for months in eastern Congo, threatening a struggling peace process, the defence minister said on Thursday. ...  > full story

Karadzic due for plea hearing at Hague tribunal

THE HAGUE, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic is being asked for a second time on Friday to enter a plea at a U.N. tribunal for charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the 1992-95 Bosnian war. ...  > full story

Georgian parliament urges cutting ties with Moscow

TBILISI, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Georgia's parliament approved a resolution on Thursday calling on the government to cut diplomatic ties with Russia after Moscow backed the secession of two Georgian rebel regions. ...  > full story

Mexico's top court upholds abortion law

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Mexico's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a law allowing abortion in the capital, handing a victory to leftist city lawmakers over conservative President Felipe Calderon's government and the Catholic Church. ...  > full story

Three charged in Britain over Brown death threats

LONDON, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — British police charged three men with terrorism offences on Thursday over threats to kill Prime Minister Gordon Brown posted on a militant Islamic website. ...  > full story

Russia faces diplomatic isolation on Georgia

DUSHANBE/PARIS, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Russia faced diplomatic isolation over its military action against Georgia on Thursday, with its Asian allies failing to offer support and France saying EU leaders were considering sanctions. ...  > full story

Church trashed as India religious riots spread

BHUBANESWAR, India, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Hindu mobs ransacked a church and clashed with Christian villagers in eastern India on Thursday, police said, as Italy said it would summon India's ambassador to demand "incisive action" to prevent more attacks. ...  > full story

Authorities relax curfew in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India, Aug. 28, 2008 (Reuters) — Authorities relaxed a four-day curfew in Indian Kashmir on Thursday to allow people to buy essentials as residents ran short of food during big protests against Indian rule. ...  > full story
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