Thailand is implementing a security lockdown for the meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)with observers warning it cannot afford a repeat of chaotic scenes that saw two previous meetings cancelled.
The nation is mobilising an 18,000-strong security force and invoking a harsh internal security act to prevent protests in the resort town of Hua Hin.

The summit, which will begin today starts Friday, was originally due to be held in Pattaya in April but was cancelled because of chaotic anti-government protests in support of ousted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
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Mere moments after the Los Angeles Angels unleashed their leaping, screeching, rambunctious Rally Monkey on the scoreboard, they erased a late deficit and saved their season. Surely that monkey business was just a coincidence. He’s just a marketing gimmick, a video star and a plush toy — right? Not to …
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AP - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Friday that NATO allies are moving toward sending more troops and civilian aid to Afghanistan.
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AP - The U.S. and its allies hoped to secure Iran’s approval Friday for a proposed deal that would ship most of the country’s uranium abroad for enrichment and ease Western fears about Iran’s potential to make a nuclear weapon.
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AP - Living up to its name, Typhoon Lupit — meaning cruel in Filipino — zigzagged around the rain-soaked northern Philippines on Friday, keeping weary residents on edge and forecasters guessing about its next move.
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AP - For 25 years, the unsolved murder of 9-year-old Mei Leung haunted San Francisco police homicide Inspector Holly Pera, a novice patrol officer at the time who now helps solve the department’s cold cases.
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Torii Hunter hit a two-run single in Los Angeles’ four-run first against A.J. Burnett and John Lackey pitched shutout ball after a shaky start to lead the Angels to a 4-0 lead over the New York Yankees through six innings Thursday night in Game 5 of the AL championship series. …
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Reuters - U.S. rapper Lil Wayne pleaded guilty on Thursday to attempted criminal possession of a weapon in a July 2007 incident and will serve a year in prison, New York City prosecutors said.
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A 67-year-old grandmother who was shot in the left hand while trying to drive her teenage grandson to school on Tuesday was recovering yesterday after surgery.
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Politico - Speaker Nancy Pelosi counted votes Thursday night and determined she could not pass a “robust public option” — the most aggressive of the three forms of a public option House Democrats have been considering as part of a national overhaul of health care.
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