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Phuket Gazette World News: Security alert in southern Russia after at least five bodies found
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Security alert in southern Russia after at least five bodies found Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Russia has put security forces on combat alert in the southern Stavropol region after the discovery of at least five corpses with gunshot wounds and an explosive device there barely a month…
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Phuket Gazette World News: India diplomat indicted, asked to leave U.S.
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community India diplomat indicted, asked to leave U.S. Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: The Indian diplomat whose arrest and strip-searching in New York caused a major rift between India and the United States was indicted for visa fraud on Thursday, and the U.S. government immediately asked her to leave…
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Phuket Gazette World News: U.N. wants inquiry into strikers’ deaths in Cambodia
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community U.N. wants inquiry into strikers’ deaths in Cambodia Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: The U.N. human rights agency urged Cambodia to launch an investigation into the “disproportionate” use of force by security forces last week against garment factory workers striking over pay.Military police opened fire on workers protesting…
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Phuket Gazette World News: EU proposes sending military force to Central African Republic
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community EU proposes sending military force to Central African Republic Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: European Union officials proposed on Wednesday that the EU move quickly send troops to Central African Republic, either to the capital Bangui or the west of the country, diplomatic sources said.The proposals for an…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Obama to consult intelligence leaders, Congress on NSA review
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Obama to consult intelligence leaders, Congress on NSA review Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: President Barack Obama will hear from intelligence officials and congressional leaders as he nears the final stages of a review over how much to rein in U.S. surveillance practices in the wake of the…
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Phuket Gazette World News: North Korea assembly vote set for March, to consolidate Kim’s power
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community North Korea assembly vote set for March, to consolidate Kim’s power Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: North Koreans will hold elections for the country’s rubber stamp parliament in March, the first such polls under Kim Jong Un’s leadership, which are set to further consolidate his power after the…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Record freeze extends to eastern United States, at least nine dead
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Record freeze extends to eastern United States, at least nine dead Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: A deadly blast of arctic air shattered decades-old temperature records as it enveloped the eastern United States on Tuesday, snarling air, road and rail travel, driving energy prices higher and overwhelming shelters…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Snowden has more U.S.-Israel secrets to expose – Greenwald
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news selected by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Snowden has more U.S.-Israel secrets to expose – Greenwald Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden has more secrets to reveal that relate to Israel, the journalist who first brought his leaks to the world’s attention said on Monday.Among allegations aired by Snowden…
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Phuket Gazette World News: China stampede kills 14; Dhaka violence mars polls; Antarctic rescue underway
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Stampede at China religious event kills 14 Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: A stampede at a religious ceremony in northwestern China as food was being handed out killed 14 people and injured 10, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.The stampede occurred on Sunday afternoon as traditional…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Cambodia police open fire on workers; Italian navy rescues over 1,000 migrants in 24 hours; Central African Republic violence displaces nearly 1 million
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Cambodian forces open fire as factory strikes turn violent Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Cambodian military police opened fire with assault rifles on Friday to quell a protest by stone-throwing garment factory workers demanding higher pay, killing at least three people, witnesses said.Chaos during nationwide strikes erupted for…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Passengers rescued from Antarctic; Kerry in Israel; Bibles seized in Malaysia; Thein Sein opens door to reform
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community All passengers rescued from ship stuck in Antarctic ice Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: A rescue effort to remove 52 passengers on board a research ship that had been trapped in Antarctica ice for nine days was successful, and they were evacuated safely by helicopter, the expedition leader…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Somalia rocked by hotel blasts; Palestinian envoy to Prague killed; Hong Kong stages democracy march
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Mogadishu hotel targeted by bombs, at least 11 killed Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Three bombs exploded within an hour outside a hotel frequented by government officials in a heavily fortified district of the Somali capital on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people.The attacks on the Jazira hotel,…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Second bomb blast in Russia; Volcano in El Salvador; Aussie cyclone heads inland; Four journalists held in Egypt; China says Japan PM ‘shut door’
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Second blast in Russia’s Volgograd kills 10 on trolleybus Reuters / Phuket GazetteAt least 10 people were killed when a bomb blast ripped through a trolleybus on Monday in the second deadly attack in the Russian city of Volgograd in two days, law enforcement authorities said.The explosion…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Dour Christmas for Philippines typhoon survivors; China down on Mao birthday; Russia releases Greenpeace activists
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Remittances throw lifeline to Philippines’ typhoon survivors Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: A sister living on the other side of the world gave Roberto Retanal what he needed most to piece his humble home back together after the devastating typhoon that tore through his village in the central…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Aleppo air strikes slay 300; AK-47 inventor dies; St Valentine beast jailed; UAE jails man for YouTube parody
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community More than 300 dead in week-long Aleppo air raids Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: More than 300 people have died in a week of air raids on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo and nearby towns by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, a monitoring group said on Monday.Many of…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Khodorkovsky challenges Putin; Bus bomb in Israel; Sweden rallies; Sudan war; Iran nuclear talks pause for Christmas
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Khodorkovsky challenges Putin over political prisoners Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Sunday promised not to seek power in Russia but said he would fight for the freedom of people he considered political prisoners, challenging Vladimir Putin two days after a presidential pardon…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Scores injured in London theatre collapse; Castro praises Obama handshake; World Bank names corruption Public Enemy No 1
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Scores injured in London theatre collapse Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Emergency services said nearly 90 people were injured on Thursday when part of the ceiling collapsed during a performance at a packed London theatre, bringing the city’s West End entertainment district to a standstill.The audience was showered…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Putin gambles on Ukraine bailout; White House curbs NSA; South Sudan strife spreads; Tokyo Governor resigns amid money scandal
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community White House review panel proposes curbs on some NSA programs Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: A White House-appointed panel on Wednesday proposed curbs on some key National Security Agency surveillance operations, recommending limits on a program to collect records of billions of telephone calls and new tests before…
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Phuket Gazette World News: India/US spat; South Sudan clashes leave hundreds dead; More Assad; British drug mules get 7 years in Peru
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community India removes U.S. Embassy security barriers in spat Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Indian police removed concrete security barriers outside the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for the treatment of an Indian diplomat who was strip-searched after her arrest in New…
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Phuket Gazette World News: China riot leaves 16 dead; UN seeks US$6bn to avoid Syrian catastrophe; NSA tactics ruled unlawful; Philippines bus plunge leaves 22 dead
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Riot in China’s Xinjiang kills 16, “terror gang” blamed Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Chinese police shot and killed 14 people during a riot near the old Silk Road city of Kashgar in which two policemen were also killed, the local government said on Monday, the latest unrest…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Kim Jong Un executes uncle; France calls to extradite Kazakh billionaire; 15 wedding guests killed in drone strike
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community North Korea leader Kim Jong Un has powerful uncle executed Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: North Korea said on Friday the uncle of leader Kim Jong Un, previously considered the second most powerful man in the secretive state, has been executed for treason, the biggest upheaval since the…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Cameron, Obama in Mandela funeral selfie; Rio plundered in storm; Ukraine protest holds fast; Aussie gay marriage illegal
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Cameron defends Mandela funeral selfie with Obama Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: British Prime Minister David Cameron on Wednesday defended his behaviour at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service in South Africa after he was criticised at home for posing with U.S. President Barack Obama for what some said was…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Uruguay legalizes marijuana; Ukraine riot police advance; US nowhere near Afghan troop exit
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Uruguay becomes first nation to legalise marijuana trade Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Uruguay became the first country to legalise the growing, sale and smoking of marijuana on Tuesday, a pioneering social experiment that will be closely watched by other nations debating drug liberalisation.A government-sponsored bill approved by…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Putin tightens grip on Russian media; World mourns Mandela; Singapore riots; Jakarta train crash; Lake remains on Mars
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Putin dissolves state news agency, tightens grip on media Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Vladimir Putin tightened his hold on Russia’s media on Monday by dissolving the main state news agency, seen by hawks as too liberal, and creating a new outlet to improve Moscow’s image under a…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Ukraine’s Yanukovich defies protesters to meet Putin; France enters CAR; Clashes in Athens; Japan enacts state secrets act
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Clashes break out in Athens Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Police and protesters clashed in Athens on Friday on the fifth anniversary of the killing of a teenager by police, an incident that sparked Greece’s worst riots for decades.Thousands of protesters, many dressed in black, marched through the…
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Phuket Gazette World News: World mourns Mandela; Arctic storm slams UK ; France vows African action; Pope probes child abuse; Italy to deport KKK head
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community World mourns death of Nelson Mandela Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela died aged 95 at his Johannesburg home on Thursday after a prolonged lung infection, plunging his nation and the world into mourning for a man hailed by global leaders as a…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Mexico finds stolen radioactive material; Putin could free Pussy Riot members; France backing prostitution law; Japanese WWII submarine found near Hawaii
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Mexico finds stolen radioactive material amid dirty bomb fear Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: Mexican police have found dangerous radioactive medical material stolen by thieves that the United Nations said could provide an ingredient for a “dirty bomb,” the country’s national nuclear safety commission CNSNS said…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Detroit bankrupt; Ukraine still not in Europe; Aussies probe Chinese spy; Santa gets an escort
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Ukraine protesters threaten tighter blockade over spurned EU pact Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: Ukraine’s government faced a tightening blockade of key buildings by protesters in the capital Kiev on Wednesday amid a crisis over its rejection of closer ties with the European Union that has piled pressure…
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Phuket Gazette World News: New York train crash, 4 dead, 70 injured; Fast and Furious star dies; Honduras protests erupt; India space race overtakes China
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH– World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community New York train derailment kills four, injures 70 Reuters / Phuket GazettePHUKET: A suburban New York train derailed on Sunday, killing four people and injuring 70, including 11 critically, when all seven cars of a Metro-North train ran off the tracks on a sharp curve, officials said.The…
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Phuket Gazette World News: Syrian opposition to attend Geneva; US airlines playing it safe over East China Sea; Price jumps for Philippines’ typhoon rebuilding; Vietnam attacks social media
PHUKET MEDIA WATCH – World news compiled by Gazette editors for Phuket’s international community Syrian opposition to attend Geneva peace conference Reuters / Phuket Gazette PHUKET: The Syrian National Coalition opposition group will attend the “Geneva 2” talks in January aimed at ending the civil war, the group’s president, Ahmad Jarba, said on Wednesday. In an interview with Reuters and…
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