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Thousands flee flooding in Iowa ... Thailand's Prime Minister has held a special meeting with the king to brief him on the state of escalating anti-government protests. Thailand's king holds little formal political power, but is widely revered by Thais and has acted as a mediator in previous political disputes.
Meanwhile, demonstrations aimed at unseating the government appear to be spreading out from the capital across the country. Thousands of right-wing protestors continued to barricade Bangkok's main government compound for a fifth day on Saturday, despite torrential rain. They accuse Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej of acting as a proxy for ousted former Prime Minsiter Thaksin Shinawatra. The government accuses the protestors of trying to provoke a coup.
(Deutsche Welle)
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