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	Pressure mounts on Thai premier
	Thailand's army chief calls for parliament to be dissolved, while election officials say the PM's party should face charges.

	Italy train derailment 'kills 11'			Poles to pay tribute to president
A landslide derails a regional train in northern Italy, killing at least 11 people and injuring 25, Italian media say.			The body of Polish President Lech Kaczynski is to lie in state in Warsaw as the nation mourns the victims of the Smolensk air crash.
	Leading Moscow judge gunned down			Obama issues nuclear warning
A leading judge has been shot dead at his apartment building in the Russian capital, Moscow court officials have said.			President Obama says the biggest threat to US security is the possibility of terrorists obtaining a nuclear weapon.
	Euro surges on Greece debt deal			Car bomb blast in N Ireland
The value of the euro jumps sharply after the eurozone agrees details of a multi-billion loan package to debt-ridden Greece.			The Real IRA admits planting a car bomb which exploded outside MI5's Northern Ireland headquarters.
	Housewives actress Carter dies			Deepest volcanic vents discovered
Actress Dixie Carter, who received an Emmy nomination for her role in Desperate Housewives, dies at the age of 70.			What are believed to be the world's deepest undersea volcanic vents are discovered in the Caribbean.
	US 13-year-old seeks to become youngest perso			Sporting stars wed after South Asia cross-bor
A 13-year-old American boy is to try and become the youngest person to scale the world's highest peak, Mount Everest.			Indian tennis star Sania Mirza marries Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik after last week's hiccup over his divorce.
	Mickelson dedicates win to wife			Woods set 'to take more time off'
An emotional Phil Mickelson dedicates his third Masters win to his wife, who has been battling breast cancer.			World number one Tiger Woods says he plans to take another break from the sport after coming back from his self-imposed exile to play the Masters.
	Scoop shock!			Swiss bank UBS sees profits rise
Will US tabloid win Pulitzer over John Edwards scandal?			Swiss banking giant UBS says it expects to report a profit of 2.5bn Swiss francs for in the first three months of the year.
	Germany opens 4G spectrum auction			China bank lending falls sharply
Mobile phone providers begin bidding in Europe's first major auction of fourth generation (4G) spectrum.			Lending by Chinese banks falls sharply in the first three months of the year after the government clamped down on new loans.
	Facebook meeting on safety due			Parties 'failing' to use web well
Facebook executives are to meet the head of UK child protection organisation Ceop to discuss safety on the website.			Political parties are making poor use of the internet to engage voters and find out key issues, a survey suggests.
	MI5 dumps staff lacking IT skills			Sheen says sitcom could be over
MI5 is ditching staff who lack computer skills in a programme of compulsory and voluntary redundancies.			Actor Charlie Sheen says his hit sitcom Two And A Half Men could end after its current run.
	BBC avoids censure over swearing			Prospects for climate deal 'slim'
The BBC escapes censure after Radio 5 live listeners heard Rage Against the Machine swearing in a live performance at 0900.			The chances of forging a binding agreement on climate change are small, says the UN climate chief at a meeting in Copenhagen.
	Reef crash ship 'to face charges'			Web child health advice 'wrong'
Australia will press charges after a Chinese ship ran aground on the Great Barrier Reef after straying off its permitted route.			Typing your child's medical problem into Google is unlikely to deliver good advice, say UK researchers who found only government sites were accurate.
	Terreblanche in sex assault claim			Nigeria ex-leader eyes presidency
South African police investigate allegations that Eugene Terreblanche committed sexual assault prior to his murder.			General Ibrahim Babangida declares his intention to run in Nigerian presidential elections due in 2011.
	Brazil man in nun murder retrial			Shakira meets Haiti quake children
The Brazilian rancher accused of plotting the murder of American nun Dorothy Stang is to appear in court for a retrial.			Colombian pop star Shakira meets young survivors of the Haiti earthquake, as her charity prepares to build a school on the Caribbean island.
	Australia refloats Reef coal ship			Bakiyev 'to defy Kyrgyz arrest'
A Chinese coal ship that ran aground near the Great Barrier Reef sparking fears of an ecological disaster is refloated.			Ousted Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev says he will defy attempts to arrest him, at a rally in his village.
	UAE jails two over slain Chechen			Hungary's right claims poll win
An Iranian and a Tajik are jailed for 25 years in Dubai over the 2009 killing of a Chechen military commander.			Hungary's conservative opposition party secures a convincing victory in parliamentary elections, ousting the Socialists.
	Fears of West Bank deportations			Kuwait 'expels ElBaradei group'
Israel is set to impose a military order which some fear could see tens of thousands of Palestinians deported from the West Bank.			At least 21 supporters of Egyptian opposition figure Mohamed ElBaradei are deported from Kuwait, rights groups say.
	We have plan for future - Brown			Tweed 'raped girl shut in room'
Gordon Brown pledges not to raise income tax but does not rule out a rise in VAT, as he launches Labour's manifesto.			Jack Tweed, the widower of reality TV star Jade Goody, raped a woman while a friend held the door shut, a court hears.
	NHS 'pay rise disparity' exposed			Pigs transporter overturns on M4
The average top manager of an NHS Trust in England received a pay rise double that of nursing staff in 2008-09, figures suggest.			Motorists are warned of severe delays on the M4 in Wiltshire after a transporter carrying pigs overturns.

Democrats face dissolution

The Election Commission recommends the dissolution of the prime minister's Democrat Party, by a majority vote, for receiving an illegal 258 million baht campaign donation in 2005.

Democrat Party faces dissolution

12/04/2010 : The Election Commission on Monday decided by a vote of 4-1 to recommend the dissolution of the ruling Democrat Party for receiving an illegal 258 million baht donation case and the alleged misuse of a 29 million baht political development fund provided by the EC.

9 killed by high velocity shots

12/04/2010 : Autopsies on 11 victims of the violence on Saturday night revealed nine red-shirt demonstrators were killed by high velocity bullets to the head or chest, an independent committee announced on Monday afternoon.
Suu Kyi has heart tests in hospital
Burmese pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi had a suspected heart check-up ...

Suu Kyi triggers health concerns

Opposition leader suffering from dizziness and low blood pressure and reportedly briefly admitted to Rangoon hospital on Sunday