Fugitive Thaksin continues global wanderings (AP)
AP – From Dubai to Sweden and now Russia: It’s been a busy travel week for Thailand’s fugitive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Taliban attack checkpoint, kill 6 Pakistani troops (AP)
AP – Pakistani troops repulsed a Taliban attack on a checkpoint close to the Afghan border Wednesday in fighting that killed six soldiers and 25 insurgents, the armed forces said.
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17 reported dead in south Afghan blast (AP)
AP – Police say a bomb concealed on a bicycle has killed 17 people in southern Afghanistan.
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Suicide blasts in southern Russia kill 9 (AP)
AP – Two suicide bombers including one impersonating a police officer killed at least nine people and injured 18 others in the southern Russian province of Dagestan on Wednesday, officials said.
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Colombian rebels free soldier held for 12 years (AP)
AP – A Colombian soldier held hostage for more than 12 years was freed by rebels Tuesday and reunited with his family, ending an ordeal that prompted his father to hike halfway across the country wearing a symbolic chain around his neck to press for his son’s release.
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