Russia drops joint WTO bid

Moscow and its partners will join the WTO separately, Russia's chief trade negotiator said Friday, dropping an earlier pledge to enter the global body with two ex-Soviet neighbors.
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Strong quake rocks Indonesia

A powerful 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Java island on Friday, shaking office buildings in Jakarta and sparking panic closer to the epicentre, officials said.
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Baby survives being run over by train

A six-month-old baby had a miraculous escape after his stroller rolled off a railway station platform and into the path of an incoming train.
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3G delays 'could' hit confidence

DTAC has warned that any further delays in 3G licence auctions could deter foreign investment and undermine the credibility of government policy.
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Sudarat: A wider view is needed

The government should take an overall view of the political problem and only then proceed with constitutional amendment - by using either the 1997 or 2007 charter as a model, Sudarat Keyuraphan, former executive member of the disbanded Thai Rak Thai Party, said on Friday.
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Afghan ambassador to U.S. sees runoff

A runoff election between Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his leading challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, appears likely, Afghanistan's ambassador to the United States said.
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Five convicted in Australia of terror

Five men were convicted on Friday in Sydney, Australia, of trying to commit terrorist acts, court officials said.
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Suu Kyi, envoys talk sanctions

Burma's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said her recent meetings about sanctions with diplomats and a junta minister were positive, her lawyer told AFP Friday.
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Italy denies paying Taliban to protect troops

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi denied Thursday that payments to the Taliban in Afghanistan were authorized to protect Italian soldiers deployed there.
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First woman wins Nobel Economics

Elinor Ostrom became the first woman to win the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday for research seen as highly topical amid efforts to tackle climate change and in the wake of the economic crisis.
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China: Death sentences over Xinjiang riots

Six people were sentenced to death for murder and other crimes in riots that killed about 200 people in western China, state media reported Monday.
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29 dead in Pakistan explosion

Four people were killed and more than 10 injured in a blast at a security forces checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, a government official said Monday.
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Afghan election official resigns over fraud

One of five members of the Electoral Complaints Commission in Afghanistan resigned Monday, officials said.
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Decision on UDD case deferred

The prosecution has deferred a decision in a case against 15 United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship leaders in connection with the Songkran riots until Dec 22.
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