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Thai legislature postpones Yingluck impeachment deliberation

​Thailand's National Legislative Assembly (NLA) on Tuesday decided to postpone a meeting to deliberate an impeachment motion against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra from Wednesday to Nov. 28.

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Thai provisional legislature accepts impeachment bid against former lawmakers

​Thailand's National Legislative Assembly (NLA), the interim legislature, on Thursday decided to accept an impeachment bid against two former legislators.

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Indonesia's new president chooses minister candidates

Roundup: Indonesia's new president chooses minister candidates, with anti-graft bodies involved in selection process

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Cambodia's ethnic Khmer Krom activists continue protest against Vietnamese diplomat

More than 100 ethnic minority Khmer Krom monks and activists in Cambodia marched through streets here on Tuesday, the fourth day of their protest against a former Vietnamese diplomat.

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Former senior Chinese economic planning official stands trial

The trial of a former senior Chinese economic planning official accused of taking bribes opened Wednesday at the Langfang Intermediate People's Court in northern Hebei Province.

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5 deputy PMs in Thailand's royally-endorsed cabinet

​A royal command appointing Thailand's interim cabinet headed by Prime Minister Prayuth Chan- ocha was announced Sunday, with five deputy prime ministers included in the 32-member lineup.

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Four north China officials investigated by prosecutors for graft

Four former officials in north China's Shanxi Province are under investigation for abuse of power and bribery allegations.

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Tribunal sentences 2 Khmer Rouge leaders to life

The United Nations war crimes tribunal convicted two aging former top leaders of the Democratic Kampuchea, also known as Khmer Rouge, of atrocity crimes against humanity and sentenced them to life in prison, according to a verdict pronounced by the tribunal's president Nil Nonn on Thursday.

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Italian lower chamber authorizes former minister's arrest

Italy's lower chamber on Tuesday authorized the arrest of a former minister under the governments of three-time premier Silvio Berlusconi, Giancarlo Galan, for his alleged involvement into a major corruption probe in water city Venice.

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Thailand's former anti-gov't protest leader enters monkhood

Suthep Thaugsuban, who had led months-long protests against the former Yingluck government of Thailand, was ordained as a Buddhist monk Tuesday morning.

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Egypt court acquits ex-interior minister of money laundering charges

An Egyptian court acquitted on Thursday former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly of money laundering and profiteering charges, official MENA news agency reported.

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China officials jailed for river pollution

Two former environment officials in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region were jailed on Monday for dereliction of duty in a river pollution case that happened last year.

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Egypt's Sisi to sweep presidential polls after initial count

Initial poll count on Wednesday shows that Egypt's former military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will sweep the presidential elections with an overwhelming majority of votes.

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Death sentence proposed to uphold for former chief of Vietnam's state-run shippi

Supreme People's Procuracy of Vietnam on Wednesday proposed to uphold the death sentence for former chairman of state-run shipping firm Vinalines.

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Pakistan rejects Musharraf's request for getting treatment abroad

Pakistan on Wednesday rejected a request by former military President Pervez Musharraf to allow him to go abroad for his own treatment and to look after his ailing mother, officials said.

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Hospital officials in China's baby trafficking case to receive verdict

A Chinese court will announce its verdict on Friday for four former hospital officials accused of serious dereliction of duty in a baby trafficking c

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Chinese state leaders offer condolences to Run Run Shaw

Chinese President Xi Jinping, top legislator Zhang Dejiang and other state leaders on Thursday sent their messages of condolence to the family of Hong Kong media mogul and philanthropist Run Run Shaw who died on Tuesday at 107.