Thai police seize 21,000 fake passports 09/05/2008
About 2,300 of the completed fake passports came from France, Belgium, Norway, Suriname, Italy and Myanmar.
Sharp fall in French industrial output 09/05/2008
Industrial output fell by 0.8 percent in March and indicates darkening gloom for the economy.... read more
France calls for restraint in Lebanon fighting 09/05/2008
The United States led international condemnation of political violence in Lebanon as fierce gunbattles raged in Beirut, leaving at least seven people dead.... read more
Myanmar's junta holds tough in face of world criticism 09/05/2008
The reigning party continues to keep international aid workers at bay and refuses to call off a weekend referendum.... read more
EDF buys land near British nuclear sites 09/05/2008
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