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  • ** FILE ** Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra answers reporters questions during a joint press conference with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday Nov. 16, 2011. (AP Photo/Damir Sagolj, Pool)

    Thailand's new prime minister fails to win pardon for fugitive brother

    The country's new prime minister apparently failed in her first attempt to win a pardon for her fugitive brother, after his political opponents threatened legal action and demonstrations if his name appeared on a list of criminals eligible for a royal amnesty.

  • Thailand's fugitive leader plans to visit tsunami area

    Thailand's self-exiled former prime minister is planning to visit tsunami survivors this week as part of a charm offensive to restore his international reputation.

  • **FILE** In this photo from February 2008, former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra smiles as he greets supporters a the Bangkok airport on his return from exile. (Associated Press)

    Fugitive Thai leader to visit Japan's disaster zone

    Thailand's former, self-exiled prime minister is planning to visit tsunami survivors this week as part of a charm offensive to restore his international reputation.

  • Thai prime minister-to-be Yingluck Shinawatra arrives at Parliament in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011. Recently elected Thai lawmakers gathered for the official opening of parliament Monday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

    First Thai female leader faces challenges

    Parliament on Friday will elect Thailand's first woman prime minister, who faces challenges in dealing with a hostile military that overthrew her brother in 2006 and crushed a pro-democracy insurrection last year.

  • World Scene

    Thailand's Election Commission on Tuesday certified the victory of Yingluck Shinawatra, clearing a major hurdle for her to become the country's first female prime minister.

  • Thai prime minister-to-be Yingluck Shinawatra, center, talks with reporters after her arrival at the Pheu Thai party's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Yingluck, 44, is set to become Thailand's first female prime minister on Wednesday played down a decision by the Election Commission to postpone certification of her poll victory over allegations she violated electoral law. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

    Thai election board investigates would-be premier

    Election officials began investigating would-be Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra's campaign Wednesday, a move that may slow Thailand's transition to a new government and risks more political unrest if she is disqualified.

  • Yingluck Shinawatra (center), leader of Thailand's Phue Thai opposition party, waves to supporters after a press conference at the party headquarters in Bangkok on Sunday, July 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Wason Wanichkorn)

    Thai election winner puts together coalition

    Thailand's election winner moved quickly Monday to shore up her party's already-resounding victory, forming a ruling coalition with four smaller parties and vowing to pursue national reconciliation after five years of instability and political violence over the military coup that ousted her brother.

  • Thais queue up at a polling center to cast their votes in Thailand's general election on Sunday, July 3, 2011, in Bangkok. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

    Opposition party wins Thailand election

    The sister of exiled former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra led Thailand's main opposition party to a landslide victory in elections Sunday, heralding an extraordinary political turnaround five tumultuous years after her fugitive billionaire brother was toppled in an army coup.

  • Supporters cheer Yingluck Shinawatra during a rally at the Pheu Thai party's headquarters in Bangkok as she was poised for a landslide victory Sunday. (Associated Press)

    Thai voters pick female prime minister

    The sister of a disgraced former prime minister toppled in a military coup five years ago was heading toward a landslide victory to replace her brother Sunday, but her supporters already were expressing concerns that the "ruling elite" was trying to steal the election.

  • Briefly

    Thailand's embattled prime minister lashed out against his opponents Thursday, three days ahead of a key election, accusing them of talking of reconciliation as a "cloak" to bring back his archrival.

  • ASSOCIATED PRESS Supporters of Thai prime minister candidate Yingluck Shinawatra cheer her arrival during a rally in Bangkok. She is in a tight race with incumbent Abhisit Vejjajiva, who has been in power for 30 months. The nation's voters go to the polls on July 3.ASSOCIATED PRESS VOTER FAVORITE: Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, kicks off every campaign stop by asking crowds if they miss him. Her brother was overthrown by the military.

    Exiled leader's sister runs for Thailand prime minister

    The sister of Thailand's disgraced former prime minister has set her sights on becoming its first female prime minister - and then initiating tribunals for the military's deadly crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators last year.

  • At Pathum Wanaram Temple in Bangkok last week, Payao Akkhahad and her son, Nattanakrit Akkhahad, look at a portrait of her daughter, Kamolkate, who was killed one year ago at the Buddhist temple. Kamolkate was a volunteer nurse when gunmen fired into the complex on the final day of militant anti-government demonstrations. (Associated Press)

    Thailand divided still a year after protests

    One year after troops crushed a nine-week insurrection, the Thai government and pro-democracy activists remain polarized, with each demanding prison sentences for the other's leaders while preparing for a nationwide election.

  • A commander of the Cambodian Royal Armed Forces gives instructions at a camp in the border disputed area in Oddar Meanchey province, Cambodia. (Associated Press)

    Thai-Cambodian border fighting enters 3rd day

    Three days of fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border claimed the lives of at least 10 soldiers and forced thousands of villagers to flee a conflict between two Buddhist countries over ancient Hindu ruins that are potentially lucrative tourist sites.

  • Briefly

    A former Chinese official tasked with investigating corruption has been executed for taking more than $4.7 million in bribes.

  • ASSOCIATED PRESS Red Shirt protesters against the government cheer Sunday during a rally in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. Thousands of the demonstrators, who are supporters of deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, took part in a rally marking the fourth anniversary of the military coup that ousted Mr. Thaksin from power. Chiang Mai is his hometown.

    Red Shirts rise up again

    Thousands of pro-democracy Red Shirt activists Sunday defied a state of emergency decree and demonstrated in downtown Bangkok - their first major act since government forces crushed their rebellion and drove them from the very same area in May.

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  • ASSOCIATED PRESS Supporters of Thai prime minister candidate Yingluck Shinawatra cheer her arrival during a rally in Bangkok. She is in a tight race with incumbent Abhisit Vejjajiva, who has been in power for 30 months. The nation's voters go to the polls on July 3.ASSOCIATED PRESS VOTER FAVORITE: Yingluck Shinawatra, sister of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, kicks off every campaign stop by asking crowds if they miss him. Her brother was overthrown by the military.

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