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Source: Reuters PATTANI, Thailand, March 11 (Reuters) - Unknown assailants shot dead three people and burned their bodies in Thailand's predominantly Muslim deep south, police said on Thursday. The victims, who ...

Source: Reuters * Supreme Court ruling frees money for political ads * Broad energy sector outspent environment groups 10 to 1 * "Nobody wants to not be green," lobbyist says ...

Source: Reuters * Swearing-in ceremony austere as country mourns * High hopes for businessman Pinera to boost economy * Outgoing President Bachelet leaves with high popularity By Mica Rosenberg SANTIAGO, ...

Source: Reuters * International community urged to help S.Sudan government * Inter-ethnic fighting in south a recurrent problem * North-south peace deal still not implemented in many areas JUBA, Sudan, March ...

Source: Reuters CANBERRA, March 11 (Reuters) - More than 90 Australian authors signed a letter on Thursday protesting against China's refusal to grant a visa to one of the country's most celebrated novelists because ...

Source: Reuters BEIJING, March 11 (Reuters) - Chinese officials have reacted with anger to a speech by exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in which he said Buddhists were living in prison-like conditions ...

Source: Reuters * Campaign-style battle targets wavering Democrats * Obama criticizes "breathless" speculation on politics * Sebelius tells industry to stop fighting reform (Adds Emanuel comment after ...

Source: Reuters * Democrats push job creation ahead of November election * Bill largely continues existing policies * Obama says grateful for bipartisan support (Updates with Obama comment) By Andy Sullivan ...

Source: Reuters (For a factbox on job creation measures in Congress, click on [ID:nN10161591]) * Democrats push job creation ahead of November election * Bill largely continues existing policies (Corrects day ...

Source: Reuters March 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected a resolution by liberal Democrat Dennis Kucinich calling for President Obama to remove U.S. forces from ...

Source: Reuters By Jack Kim SEOUL, March 10 (Reuters) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il reportedly may soon visit China for the first time in four years for talks that could pave the way for a return to nuclear ...

Source: Reuters * Gunfire and bomb attack * Nationalities of victims not known yet * Town a hub for relief activities (Adds detail, byline) By Kamran Haider ISLAMABAD, March 10 (Reuters) - Suspected ...

Source: Reuters SEOUL, March 10 (Reuters) - North Korea's international trade dropped last year for the first time in more than a decade after the destitute state was hit by U.N. sanctions to punish it for a nuclear ...

Source: Reuters COLOMBO, March 10 (Reuters) - China has agreed to lend $290 million to Sri Lanka for a new airport and to revive the country's railway network, the island nation's foreign ministry said on Wednesday ...

Source: Reuters * House speaker needs 216 votes to pass final bill * Vote may influence November congressional election By Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON, March 10 (Reuters) - The leader of the U.S. House of ...

Source: Reuters ISLAMABAD, March 10 (Reuters) - Suspected Islamist militants attacked the office of a Western aid agency in Pakistan on Wednesdaywith a bomb and gunfire killing up to 5 people, police said. The ...

Source: Reuters * Israel's UN envoy has doubts about Russia, China * Israel: Military option remains "on the table" for Iran (Adds Israeli general, paragraphs 13-14) By Louis Charbonneau UNITED ...

Source: Reuters * 1,600 new homes to be built on occupied land * Biden says plan "undermines the trust we need" * U.S. vice president will also see Palestinian leaders (Adds Ban condemnation) By Adam ...

Source: Reuters (For more on Afghanistan, click [ID:nAFPAK])) March 10 (Reuters) - Following are security developments in Afghanistan reported until 04:30 GMT on Wednesday: KHOST - An explosion hit a joint ...

Source: Reuters * U.N. report says agency retaliated against whistleblower * Victim blames official now running UNDP Haiti programme * UNDP denies corruption in Somalia, backs Haiti official * Security Council ...