Thaksin back from exile The former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra flew back home on Thursday for the first since he was ousted in a coup 17 months ago, and immediately surrendered to immigration police who arrested him on corruption charges.
Rust belt gives Clinton last chance The decaying industrial towns of north-eastern Ohio form the backdrop to what could be the final, decisive battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination on March 4...
IRAQ PULLOUT
McCain, Obama slug it out Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama faced off on Wednesday in a possible prelude to a US presidential election battle, tangling over whether Iraq would be prey for al Qaeda if US troops are withdrawn.
US to Turkey: End Iraq operation The United States on Thursday called for NATO ally Turkey to end its major ground offensive against Kurdish PKK rebels in northern Iraq as soon as possible, but Ankara said it would stay until the job was done.
Cyprus gets new president Demetris Christofias was sworn in on Thursday as president of the republic of Cyprus. The former speaker of parliament and Communist party chief, took the oath before the House.
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