Arroyo orders emergency rule in Philippines
PRESIDENT Gloria Macapagal Arroyo invoked
emergency rule in the Philippines on Friday after security forces
said they had foiled a coup attempt, shocking analysts and driving
down the country's currency.
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Sunday rally to last until Thai PM quits
A planned anti-government rally in central
Bangkok this weekend is expected to draw at least 100,000 people and
will continue until Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra quits, its
organisers said on Friday.
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Culling over, India cleans up bird flu-hit town
INDIAN veterinary workers began cleaning up
chicken farms and disinfecting homes in a remote western town on
Friday after culling hundreds of thousands of chickens hit by bird
flu, officials said.
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