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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)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 28, 2013 | World
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)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 12, 2013 | World
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...