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Bangkok airport resumes operation
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:47:53 GMT
Thailand's main airport officially restarts at full capacity, but thousands of people still face delays as the backlog is cleared.

Russian Orthodox Church head dies
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:48:27 GMT
The head of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Alexiy II, has died at the age of 79, Church officials say.

Paris thieves steal $102m jewels
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 11:02:14 GMT
Harry Winston, one of Paris' most prestigious jewellery shops, is robbed of 80m euros ($102m) of valuables, police say.

US carmakers' plea under scrutiny
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:08:02 GMT
Bosses from America's big three car companies face a second day of grilling in Congress over their request for a $34bn bailout.

Mugabe 'should go or face arrest'
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:25:38 GMT
Zimbabwe's President Mugabe should resign or be sent to The Hague, says Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

India admits 'lapses' over Mumbai
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:21:50 GMT
India's new home minister admits security lapses over the Mumbai attacks and pledges that they will be addressed.

Collider 'needs warning system'
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:40:33 GMT
An official investigation into the accident at the Large Hadron Collider recommends the installation of an early warning system.

Oil falls sharply on big job cuts
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:38:26 GMT
Oil prices fall to an almost four-year low after more bad economic data in the US, including unemployment benefit rises and big job cuts.

Man killed for 'hogging karaoke'
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:03:00 GMT
A man in Malaysia is stabbed to death for refusing to stop singing and hand over the microphone at a karaoke bar, police say.

Swiss inventor travels round the world by the power of the sun
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:13:23 GMT
Swiss adventurer Louis Palmer takes his solar-powered car to the UN climate change talks after a round-the-world trip.

US congresswoman mistakes Barack Obama for a hoax caller
Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:53:42 GMT
A US congresswoman hangs up the phone on President-elect Barack Obama, thinking the call is a hoax.

Global crisis ends Honda F1 era
Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:57:26 GMT
Japanese car giant Honda is quitting Formula One, blaming the world economic crisis.



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