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Thai riot policemen stand amid smoke from tear gas thrown back to them by anti-government protesters during a rally at the Labor Ministry in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Apichart Weerawong)


One protester killed in new Thai political violence

One protester killed in new Thai political violence

Bangkok, AP—Gunmen killed an anti-government activist and wounded two others in Thailand’s capital on Saturday, while protesters elsewhere blocked candidates from registering for upcoming elections, deepening a political crisis that threatens to derail democracy...
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Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (R) is greeted by supporters during a visit to Chiang Mai, northern Thailand on December 12, 2013. (AFP PHOTO)


Thai protesters cut off power to PM’s offices

Thai protesters cut off power to PM’s offices

Bangkok, AP—Protesters announced they cut off electricity to the prime minister’s office compound on Thursday and demanded that police abandon the premises, piling fresh pressure on the government amid a political crisis that has dragged on for weeks. The...