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Phuket Gazette World News: Egypt tensions rise, one American killed; Snowden tips US return; Vatican cleric arrested for money laundering
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Egypt cleric warns of civil war, American among protest dead Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Two people, one an American, were killed when protesters stormed an office of Egypt’s ruling Muslim Brotherhood in Alexandria, adding to growing tension ahead of mass rallies aimed at unseating the Islamist president.A…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Egypt braces; Himalayan tsunami; Obama digs at China, Russia; Whitey Bulger mobster swears
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Egypt braced for protests as Mursi stands ground Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Egypt faces a showdown in the streets after President Mohamed Mursi failed, in an address to the nation, to satisfy the demands of opponents who want the Islamist to step down after a year in…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Rudd sworn in as Australian PM; Snowden still at Moscow Airport; Mursi talks Turkey changes; Gay marriage gets US push
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Rudd sworn in as Australian PM Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Kevin Rudd was sworn in as Australian prime minister for the second time on Thursday, a day after toppling Julia Gillard and three months out from scheduled elections with polls suggesting the ruling Labor Party is staring…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Snowden saga; 37 arrested for Himalayan massacre; Homophobia reaches new levels; Wimbledon update
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Putin rules out handing Snowden over to United States Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: President Vladimir Putin confirmed yesterday a former U.S. spy agency contractor sought by the United States was in the transit area of a Moscow airport but ruled out handing him to Washington, dismissing U.S.…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Snowden in Moscow, seeks asylum in Ecuador; Mandela health critical; Bus plunges off Montenegro bridge; Saudis change working week
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Snowden lands in Moscow, seeks asylum in Ecuador Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden is seeking asylum in Ecuador, the Quito government said on Sunday, after Hong Kong let him leave for Russia despite Washington’s efforts to extradite him on espionage…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Brazil mass protests; Israel accused of child torture; Pope cleared of Falklands role; Greek politics in ruins
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Brazil hit by largest protests yet Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Brazil’s biggest protests in two decades intensified on Thursday despite government concessions meant to quell the demonstrations as 300,000 people took to the streets of Rio de Janeiro and hundreds of thousands more flooded other cities.Undeterred by…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Syria pro-rebel alliance UK, US, to meet; Suu Kyi to battle Myanmar Constitution; Kosovo envoy exits Serbia after 48 hours
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Myanmar constitution likely to dash Suu Kyi’s presidential hopes Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Her adoring compatriots believe democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is destined to become Myanmar’s next president. But don’t bet on it.A year ago, the Nobel Peace Prize winner was feted at home and…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Putin, Obama face off over Syria at G8; Italy flooded with refugees; Brazil unrest swells; NK negotiator to talk in China
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community European, U.S. leaders launch free-trade talks Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: The United States and the European Union launched negotiations for the world’s most ambitious free-trade deal on Monday, promising thousands of new jobs and accelerated growth on both sides of the Atlantic.Trade between Europe and the United…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Rohani leads Iran polls; Tabasco graft; Rupert and Wendi get divorced; UK calls for Snowden no fly zone
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Iran votes for new president, Khamenei slams U.S. doubts Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Moderate cleric Hassan Rohani took a commanding lead ahead of conservative rivals in Iran’s presidential election, according to initial results, but his tally appeared narrowly insufficient to avoid a second round run-off…
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Phuket Gazette World News: US approves arms to Syria rebels; Turkey talks to end protests; Czech PM in police raids; Mandela’s health holds
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Obama approves US arms to Syria rebels Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: President Barack Obama has authorized sending U.S. weapons to Syrian rebels for the first time, a U.S. official said on Thursday after the White House said it has proof that the Syrian government had…
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World News: Cyber prying stopped attacks – NSA; North blames South; Docs urged to refuse Guantanamo force-feeding
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community NSA director says surveillance helped stop ‘dozens’ of attacks Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The head of the National Security Agency said yesterday that extensive U.S. surveillance efforts had helped stop “dozens” of possible attacks, and warned that making details of the top-secret programs public had…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Turkish patience runs out; Greek tragedy; Cabbie stabber confesses; Swiss banks shaken
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Skirmishes in Turkey after police storm Istanbul square Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Turkish riot police fought running battles with pockets of protesters overnight after storming a central Istanbul square in a show of force that risked ratcheting up tensions almost two weeks after anti-government demonstrations began.Prime Minister…
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Phuket Gazette World News: NSA leak Snowden seeks refuge in Hong Kong; Germany evacuates as Elbe floods; Nazi diary undusted; Tanks in Beirut
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Ex-CIA man says exposed U.S. spy scheme for better world Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: A former CIA employee working as a contractor at the U.S. National Security Agency revealed in an interview published on Sunday it was he who leaked details of a top secret U.S. surveillance…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Obama urged to press China; Privacy debate; Letter gives hope; 165 Migrants saved; Search ends; Russian navy deploys to Med
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Lawmakers, activists urge Obama to press Xi on China prisoners Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: U.S. lawmakers and 30 human rights groups yesterday urged President Barack Obama to use a weekend summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping to press for the freedom of 16 prominent political…
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World News: Venezuela deports gringo spy; WikiLeaks case update; US soldier pleads guilty to murder
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Venezuela deports US filmmaker accused of being a spy Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Venezuela yesterday deported an American filmmaker who was arrested in April on accusations of spying for Washington and plotting with opposition student groups to destabilize the South American OPEC nation. “The gringo…
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Phuket Gazette World News: US woman raped in India; Nerve gas used; North Korean abuses exposed
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community U.S. woman is latest gang-rape victim in India Phuket Gazette / News Wires PHUKET: An American woman was the latest gang-rape victim in northern India, local media reported Tuesday. The incident occurred at around 1am local time when the woman decided to hitchhike her way back…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Turkey rocked by riots; Prague flood alert; Gulf states eye Hezbollah Syria support; Hong Kong leader cleared
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Thousands clash with police in Turkey Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Turkey’s four biggest cities on Sunday and clashed with riot police firing tear gas on the third day of the fiercest anti-government demonstrations in years.The din of…
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Phuket Gazette World News: US to boost Asia military presence; Oklahoma tornado; SARS-like virus in Italy; God’s bank posts profit
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community U.S. rebalance to Asia-Pacific gaining steam, Pentagon chief says Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: The U.S. military will devote more air power, ground troops and high-tech weaponry to the Asia-Pacific region as it moves ahead with a strategic rebalance, the U.S. defence chief said on Saturday in a…
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