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Bush heads to China after Thai visit

AP - Friday, August 8

BANGKOK, Thailand - U.S. President George W. Bush is heading for China after a visit to Thailand, where he gave a speech that was critical of Beijing's human rights record. More »

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  • First lady Laura Bush visits with Myanmar refugees

    AP - Thursday, August 7

    THA SONG YANG, Thailand - U.S. first lady Laura Bush, an outspoken critic of Myanmar's ruling junta, met Thursday with refugees who have been the target of a brutal campaign by that country's military. More »

  • Bush arrives in Thailand

    Bush arrives in Thailand

    AFP - Thursday, August 7

    BANGKOK (AFP) - - US President George W. Bush arrived Wednesday in Bangkok for talks with Thailand's prime minister and a separate meeting with Myanmar dissidents, before heading to Beijing for the Olympics. More »

  • Thai air force helicopter crashes; 6 officers dead

    AP - Thursday, August 7

    YALA, Thailand - A Thai military helicopter crashed while transporting officers to a base in the country's restive south Wednesday, killing all ten on board, an air force spokesman said. More »

  • Bangkok's presidential tailor ready for Bush

    AP - Thursday, August 7

    BANGKOK, Thailand - U.S. Secret Service agents have knocked on the door of a hole-in-the-wall shop run by two turbaned Sikhs to take delivery of a special package for visiting President George W. Bush _ five Egyptian cotton shirts in blue and white. More »

  • Ex-Cabinet minister faces graft charge in Thailand

    AP - Wednesday, August 6

    BANGKOK, Thailand - A former Cabinet minister of ousted Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's government will be tried next month on charges of abuse of authority and corruption in a rubber plantation scandal, the Supreme Court said Wednesday. More »

  • Helicopter crash in Thailand kills 6 people

    AP - Wednesday, August 6

    BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's air force says a helicopter transporting military officers to a base near the Malaysian border has crashed killing six people. More »

  • George W. Bush to visit Bangkok slum children

    AP - Wednesday, August 6

    BANGKOK, Thailand - When Father Joe got word that George W. Bush was planning to visit the children he cares for in Bangkok's largest slum, the first thing the American priest did was ask them: "Do you want to meet him?" More »

  • Thai cabinet approves pullback in Cambodia border spat

    Thai cabinet approves pullback in Cambodia border spat

    AFP - Wednesday, August 6

    BANGKOK (AFP) - - Thailand's cabinet agreed in principle Tuesday to pull back some troops from near a disputed temple on the Cambodian border, but did not commit to specific numbers or dates for the withdrawal. More »

  • Thailand bans Grand Theft Auto after taxi driver killing

    Thailand bans Grand Theft Auto after taxi driver killing

    AFP - Wednesday, August 6

    BANGKOK (AFP) - - Thai authorities banned the Grand Theft Auto computer game on Tuesday, after a disturbed teenager allegedly killed a taxi driver in a copycat crime. More »