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7.2 magnitude earthquake jolts Vanuatu

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, a 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu on the early morning of May 28. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami warning for the surrounding island countries....

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A train in India derailed after the tracks were sabotaged, killing over 65 people

A passenger train traveling from Calcutta to Mumbai derailed after an explosion; Maoist rebels are suspected of removing the fasteners securing the tracks. On the early morning of May 28, when the overnight train reached the West Bengal state, 13 of...

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Red Shirts' protest is about to end in Thailand

Veera Musikapong, a leader of Thailand’s Red Shirts, declared in the protest zone that the protesters were waiting for Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to announce the exact date of the dissolution of Parliament, and that as soon as the timetable is...

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The clashes in Thailand escalates, leaving 17 dead

The clashes between the Thai Army and the so-called Red Shirts, supporters of former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra, spread to Bangkok’s Silom Road and Rama IV Road on April 15. The Thai government reported that, in three days of...

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