Thailand's Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej has vowed not to resign despite growing pressure from anti-government protesters.
Samak has called on parliament to help resolve the country's political crisis. The Lower and Upper Houses are set to meet for a special joint session on Sunday. This comes after six days of anti-government protests staged by the opposition People's Alliance for Democracy. They aim to Three killed in China aftershock ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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