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Thai Protesters Undeterred by Election Plan

Thailand's anti-government protesters are vowing to oust Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her family from politics even if Sunday’s elections reaffirm her popular support. As tensions mount, Thai experts say mediation is needed to prevent...

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Politics Loom as China, Taiwan Plan High-Level Talks

Taiwan announced it will hold ministerial-level talks with China next month. The two sides are likely to discuss issues that would advance Beijing’s goal of unifying the two separately ruled sides.

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Egypt: top UN human rights official urges investigations amid escalating violence

Demonstrators in Cairo, Egypt, stand amid makeshift barriers on 27 July 2013.

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Journalists must have access to cover all events of public interest in Austria, says OSCE media freedom representative

Journalists should have been granted full access to report on the ball of academic associations in the Hofburg in Vienna last Friday, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović said.

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