New Philippine Senator is attempted coup leader
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A Philippine navy officer who led an attempted coup against the government four years ago was declared elected to the Senate on Thursday, underlining the unpopularity of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
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The Philippine government Monday promised a strong leadership in the regional anti-terror campaign after the country was unanimously elected as new chairman of the Counter-Terrorism
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Security forces in the Philippines were placed on full alert Thursday amid the discovery of a plot to assassinate President Gloria Arroyo, officials said.
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In the wake of this week's military coup in Thailand, former central bank Governor Chatumongol Sonakul is favored to become the country's interim civilian leader, The Bangkok Post newspaper said Saturday.
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An assassination attempt was made Sunday on the man who may replace Yasser Arafat as Palestinian chief. By Dan Murphy | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor.
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Joseph Estrada, jailed former leader of the Philippines, came home to a hero's welcome on Friday as President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo faced criticism for pardoning the playboy movie star.
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Democrats could have a chance at seizing a crucial Republican U.S. Senate seat in Colorado in a neck-and-neck battle pitting a brewing magnate against a Hispanic from humble origins.
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Ivory Coast's New Forces rebel group, now part of the unity government, accused Sunday one of its former leaders of trying to stage a coup in the west African nation.
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Senator Edgardo Angara yesterday accused the Arroyo administration of 'treachery' for the 'seizure' of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport-Terminal 3 (NAIA-3) on the eve of the Christmas and New Year ...
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A combative veteran politician representing ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's interests was chosen as premier Monday, a move that could put him on a collision course with the military that ousted Thaksin in a 2006 coup.
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Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, facing mounting calls for her resignation, vowed on Thursday to complete her term in office and not get derailed by a brewing kickbacks scandal.
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MANILA (DPA): The Philippines on Wednesday vowed to continue its close anti-terrorism cooperation with Indonesia under its new leader, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
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President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo pardoned her ousted predecessor Thursday, paving the way for Joseph Estrada's release a month after he was sentenced to life in prison for corruption
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Thailand's new military rulers gathered to thrash out who should be the country's new civilian premier after preparing the ground for a wide-ranging corruption probe into deposed leader Thaksin Shinawatra and his allies.
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Hamid Karzai&#39;s closest rival for the Afghan presidency, Yunus Qanooni, is to launch an opposition party, positioning himself as a key challenger in the new parliament.
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President Arroyo has ordered the Department of Foreign Affairs to âexert all measuresâ to win the freedom of a Filipino diplomat kidnapped in Afghanistan.
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Few people expected Thailand's political crisis to lead to a coup. But when the military made its move to take over the government Tuesday, it came as no surprise that Gen. Sondhi Boonyaratkalin was in charge.