Hundreds of thousands of Thais greet king as he leaves hospital
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Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets to greet Thailand's revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej as he left hospital and returned to his Bangkok palace after undergoing spinal surgery.
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Exiled former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra urged his stunned supporters on Thursday to accept the dissolution of their party and the political banishment of its leaders which threaten more turmoil.
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Thais celebrated their beloved king's 79th birthday Tuesday with prayers, fireworks and good deeds, marking a tumultuous year for the world's longest-reigning monarch who was reluctantly drawn into political disputes that culminated in a military coup in September.
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Thousands of people massed around Benazir Bhutto's tomb in southern Pakistan early Thursday to mark the end of the 40-day mourning period for the slain opposition leader.
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Thailand's deposed premier resigned from his once all-powerful party in a letter faxed from London on Tuesday, after more than 200 colleagues quit the organization in the wake of a military coup.
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Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra,   who was ousted in a bloodless military coup, arrived in Britain   on Wednesday, airport officials said.
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Hundreds of supporters greeted former prime minister Benazir Bhutto as she flew to her stronghold in southern Pakistan on Saturday, days after an assassination attempt that killed 139 people.
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Thais voted Sunday in national elections expected to return Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra to office with a huge mandate, his popularity buoyed by his hands-on reaction to the Dec. 26 tsunami disaster.
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BANGKOK, Thailand Sept. 30, 2004 - Millions of volunteers led by emergency teams fanned out across Thailand on Thursday in a new drive to fight bird flu after the prime minister gave officials 30 days to eradicate the epidemic.
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Thailand's ruling generals cemented their grip on power, as ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said he would take a break from politics and called for national reconciliation.
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Tens of thousands of people gather for funeral procession of the former Indonesian dictator
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Thailand was back to work as normal on   Thursday, just 36 hours after a military coup that was   condemned abroad but legitimized by the royal palace and   greeted by many Thais with relief.
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Thousands of people gave Pakistan&#39;s suspended chief justice a festive welcome when he arrived here on his latest tour mustering support for his reinstatement.
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While foreigners recover in the comfort of their home countries, many Thais have no homes left to return to.
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Thousands of athletes, sports officials and visitors to Athens began leaving the Greek capital Monday in a mass post-Olympic exodus.
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Thousands of supporters of ousted Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra braved rainy skies and heavy security late Saturday to protest against the junta that deposed him.
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A visitor to Patong in Thailand describes the clean-up operation following the devastation left by the tsunami waves.