Big quake hits off India's Andamans, no tsunami
PORT BLAIR, India (Reuters) - A major earthquake of magnitude 7.6 struck in the Indian Ocean off India's Andaman Islands early on Tuesday, but a tsunami alert for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh was later canceled.
Nations:India Myanmar Thailand Indonesia Source:(Reuters)
2009-08-11
Indian stars in Macau for 'Bollywood Oscars'
MACAU (AFP) - India's movie stars descended on the southern Chinese city of Macau Thursday for the "Bollywood Oscars" weekend, an annual showcase for one of the world's most ambitious and prolific film industries.
Nations:India Thailand People:Amitabh Bachchan Aishwarya Rai Source:(AFP)
2009-06-11
Thai soldiers, anti-government protesters clash
BANGKOK - Thai soldiers unleashed hundreds of rounds of automatic weapons fire to clear rock-throwing anti-government protesters from a major intersection in the capital in the pre-dawn darkness Monday.
Nations:Thailand People:Thaksin Shinawatra Abhisit Vejjajiva Source:(AP)
2009-04-12
Sydney first major city to mark Earth Hour 2009
SYDNEY - The floodlit cream shells of the famed Opera House dimmed Saturday as Sydney became the world's first major city to plunge itself into darkness for the second worldwide Earth Hour, a global campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.
Nations:New Zealand Denmark Thailand China Hong Kong South Africa People:Ban Ki-moon Abhisit Vejjajiva Dalai Lama Cate Blanchett Source:(AP)
2009-03-28
New Year inferno at Bangkok nightclub kills at least 58
BANGKOK (AFP) - Police forensic investigators sifted through the charred remains of an upscale Bangkok nightclub Thursday, seeking clues to a blaze that killed 58 revellers ringing in the New Year and injured 243.
Nations:Thailand Australia Finland Switzerland Source:(AFP)
2009-01-01
Sydney gets New Year started, but Gaza spoils party
SYDNEY (AFP) - New Year celebrations kicked off in lavish style in Australia Thursday -- but the Gaza conflict, memories of Mumbai and global economic downturn left partygoers elsewhere feeling flat as 2009 crept steadily westwards.
Nations:India United Arab Emirates Pakistan Palestine Syria Italy Activities:2009 New Year's Day Source:(AFP)
2008-12-31
World bids adieu to a rocky 2008; worries over '09
PARIS - When French shoppers start cutting back on buying champagne, oysters and foie gras for New Year's, it's been a rough year.
Nations:France Japan U.S. U.K. India Ireland Activities:2009 New Year's Day Global Financial Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-12-31
Bangkok nightclub fire kills 54, injures 100
BANGKOK, Thailand - A fire swept through a high class nightclub jammed with hundreds of New Year's revelers in the Thai capital, killing at least 54 people and injuring about 100, officials said early Thursday. Victims died from burns, smoke inhalation and injuries during the stampede to escape from the club, which had only one door for entry and exit, police Maj. Gen. Chokchai Deeprasertwit said.
Nations:Thailand Activities:2009 New Year's Day Source:(AP)
2008-12-31
World bids a relieved adieu to a rocky year
SYDNEY, Australia - Fireworks exploded in a kaleidoscopic shower of light over Sydney's shimmering harbor Wednesday, as the world's first major city to ring in 2009 celebrated the end of a decidedly rocky year with cheers, beers and a sense of relief.
Nations:India Philippines Hong Kong Thailand Japan Malaysia People:Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Hu Jintao Activities:2009 New Year's Day Global Financial Crisis 2008 Beijing Olympics
2008-12-31
Pro-Thaksin protesters ring Thai Parliament
BANGKOK, Thailand - Thousands of supporters of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra surrounded Thailand's Parliament on Monday, daring lawmakers to pass through their ranks to deliver a speech outlining the new government's key policies.
Nations:Thailand People:Thaksin Shinawatra Abhisit Vejjajiva Activities:Thaksin Admin. Vejjajiva Admin. 2008 Thai Political Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-12-28
Thailand on edge as thousands rally against new PM
BANGKOK (AFP) - Tens of thousands of supporters of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra rallied against new leader Abhisit Vejjajiva Sunday, threatening to engulf the troubled kingdom in a fresh wave of unrest.
Nations:Thailand People:Abhisit Vejjajiva Activities:Vejjajiva Admin. 2008 Thai Political Crisis Source:(AFP)
2008-12-28
Abhisit Vejjajiva elected Thai prime minister
BANGKOK, Thailand - Abhisit Vejjajiva -- a patrician 44-year-old with an Oxford education -- became Thailand's prime minister on Monday amid hopes that he can calm the political storms that have battered the country for the past three years.
Nations:Thailand People:Abhisit Vejjajiva Activities:Vejjajiva Admin. 2008 Thai Political Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-12-15
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