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Protesters in Thailand announced a full weekend of anti-government activities starting with a massive procession through Bangkok followed by "blood painting," their latest shock tactic aimed at forcing new elections.

A second person has been found dead in Fiji following Cyclone Tomas which hit the country earlier this week.

A court in Normandy has convicted a 38-year-old woman of killing six of her newborn babies - a deed she acknowledged - and sentenced her to 15 years in prison.

An international fleet of warships is attacking and destroying Somali pirate vessels closer to the shores of East Africa and the new strategy, combined with more aggressive confrontations further out to sea, has dealt the brigands a setback, officials and experts said today.